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==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
* ''[[Arciryas|Ar'''cirya'''s]]'' = "Noble Ship-(?)" | * ''[[Arciryas|Ar'''cirya'''s]]'' = "Noble Ship-(?)" | ||
* ''[[Ciryaher|'''Cirya'''her]]'' = "Ship-lord" | * ''[[Ciryaher|'''Cirya'''her]]'' = "Ship-lord" | ||
* ''[[Ciryandil|'''Cirya'''ndil]]'' = "Ship-friend" | * ''[[Ciryandil|'''Cirya'''ndil]]'' = "Ship-friend" | ||
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* ''[[Ciryatur|'''Cirya'''tur]]'' = "Ship-master" | * ''[[Ciryatur|'''Cirya'''tur]]'' = "Ship-master" | ||
* ''[[Tarciryan|Tar'''cirya'''n]]'' = "High Ship-(?)" | * ''[[Tarciryan|Tar'''cirya'''n]]'' = "High Ship-(?)" | ||
* ''[[Calacirya|Cala'''cirya''']]'' = "Pass of Light" | |||
==Cognate== | ==Cognate== | ||
Latest revision as of 21:59, 2 March 2020
cirya is a Quenya word meaning "ship"[1] or "cleft, pass".[2]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Both meanings come from the root KIR, related with "cut, cleave, pass swiftly through".[3]
Examples[edit | edit source]
- Arciryas = "Noble Ship-(?)"
- Ciryaher = "Ship-lord"
- Ciryandil = "Ship-friend"
- Ciryatan = "Shipbuilder"
- Ciryatur = "Ship-master"
- Tarciryan = "High Ship-(?)"
- Calacirya = "Pass of Light"
Cognate[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings: Eldarin Roots and Stems", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), pp. 74, 147
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Donald Swann, The Road Goes Ever On, "Namárië (Farewell)", p. 62
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry kir-
