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'''''mîr''''' means "jewel" in [[Sindarin]]. In Quenya, <i>-mir</i> is a short form of '''''mírë''''', which also means "jewel" (in names like <i>Ardamir, Tar-Atanamir</i>). | '''''mîr''''' means "jewel" in [[Sindarin]]. In Quenya, <i>-mir</i> is a short form of '''''mírë''''', which also means "jewel" (in names like <i>Ardamir, Tar-Atanamir</i>). | ||
Examples | ==Examples== | ||
{{quote|untúpa Calaciryo '''míri''' oialë ('covers the '''jewels''' of Calacirya for ever.')|''[[Namárië]]''}} | |||
* [[Míriel]] = "Jewel-daughter" (Quenya) | * [[Míriel]] = "Jewel-daughter" (Quenya) | ||
* [[Ardamir]] = "Jewel of Arda" (Quenya) | * [[Ardamir]] = "Jewel of Arda" (Quenya) | ||
Revision as of 23:21, 10 December 2007
mîr means "jewel" in Sindarin. In Quenya, -mir is a short form of mírë, which also means "jewel" (in names like Ardamir, Tar-Atanamir).
Examples
- "untúpa Calaciryo míri oialë ('covers the jewels of Calacirya for ever.')"
- ― Namárië
- Míriel = "Jewel-daughter" (Quenya)
- Ardamir = "Jewel of Arda" (Quenya)
- Boromir = "Faithful Jewel" (Sindarin)
