tir-

verb. to watch, to gaze, look at

tir-

verb. to watch

Cognates

• ᴹQ. tir- “to watch” ✧ Ety/TIR

Derivations

• ᴹ√TIR “watch, guard” ✧ Ety/TIR

Element in

• N. a tiro’men Gilthoniel “*oh watch us, Gilthoniel” ✧ EtyAC/NDI
• N. heledir(n) “kingsfisher, (lit.) fish-watcher”
• N. Dalath Dirnen “Guarded Plain” ✧ Ety/TIR
• N. tirith “watch, guard” ✧ Ety/TIR
• N. tirnen “guarded” ✧ Ety/TIR

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√TIR > tiri	[tir-]	✧ Ety/TIR

tiria-

verb. to watch, to gaze, look at

tiria-

verb. to watch

Cognates

• ᴹQ. tir- “to watch” ✧ Ety/TIR

Derivations

• ᴹ√TIR “watch, guard” ✧ Ety/TIR

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√TIR > tirio	[tirja-] > [tiria-]	✧ Ety/TIR

tirith

noun. watch, guard (abstract noun), vigilance