(cited in the form tiri, a ”Noldorin” infinitive in -i) (i dîr, i thirir) (guard, gaze, look at, look towards). The imperative tiro and passive participle [t]irnen are attested, the latter in lenited form dirnen.
Primitive elvish
tud
root. TUD
tud
root. TUD
tir-
verb. to watch, to gaze, look at
tiria-
verb. to watch, to gaze, look at
tirith
noun. watch, guard (abstract noun), vigilance
tirith
noun. watch, guard
tirith
noun. watch, guard (abstract noun), vigilance
tirith
watch
tir-
watch
(cited in the form tiri, a ”Noldorin” infinitive in -i) (i dîr, i thirir) (guard, gaze, look at, look towards). The imperative tiro and passive participle [t]irnen are attested, the latter in lenited form dirnen.
tiria
watch
- tiria- (guard, gaze, look toward) (i diria, i thiriar). 2)
tiria
watch
(guard, gaze, look toward) (i diria, i thiriar).
tirith
watch, watching
(i dirith, o thirith) (guard, guarding, vigilance), no distinct pl. form except with article (i thirith)
cenda-
verb. watch
cenda- vb. "watch" (not "guard", but observe to gain information), also used = "read". Cenda = also noun "reading", as in sanwecenda "thought-inspection, thought-reading". (VT41:5, PE17:156)
tir-
verb. watch, watch over, guard, heed
tir- vb. "watch, watch over, guard, heed", 1st pers. aorist tirin "I watch", pa.t. tirnë (TIR), imperative tira (VT47:31) or á tirë (PE17:94), future tense tiruva "shall heed" in Markirya (also MC:213, 214); also in CO with pronominal endings: tiruvantes "they will guard it" (tir-uva-nte-s "guard-will-they-it"). The stem also occurs in palantíri (q.v.), Tirion place-name "Great Watchtower", a city of the Elves (SA:tir; in MR:176 the translation is "Watchful City")
tiris
watch, vigil
tiris (tiriss-), also tirissë, noun "watch, vigil" (LT1:258, QL:93)
Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!
tud
root. watch, guard
tir
root. watch, guard
hal(a)
verb. watch, guard
{1st ĭ}_n._watch, ward, guard. >> tíria, Minas Tirith