Mîr

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)

References

• The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth by Ruth S. Noel
• Quenya Corpus Wordlist edited by Helge Kåre Fauskanger
• Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary compiled by Didier Willis