S. minas n. “tower, fort, city (with a citadel and central watch tower)” (Category: Tower)

S. minas, n. “tower, fort, city (with a citadel and central watch tower)” (Category: Tower)

G. grann “strong place, fort; walled town, city”

References ✧ SA/minas; VT42/24

Glosses

• “fort, city” ✧ VT42/24
• “tower” ✧ SA/minas

Related

• Q. Mindon is related to the stem of minas “tower” ✧ SA/minas
• Q. minya “first” has the same root as minas “tower” ✧ SA/minas
• Mindolluin is related to the stem of minas “tower” ✧ SA/minas

Element In

• S. Annúminas “Tower of the West” ✧ SA/minas
• S. Arminas “?Noble Tower”
• S. Minas Anor “Tower of the (Setting) Sun” ✧ SA/minas
• S. Minas Ithil “Tower of the (Rising) Moon”
• S. Minas Morgul “Tower of Sorcery”
• S. Minas Tirith “Tower of Guard, Tower of Watch” ✧ SA/minas
• S. Mindolluin “Towering Blue-head”

Cognates

• Q. minassë “fort, city (with a citadel and central watch tower)” ✧ VT42/24

Derivations

• < √MIN “one, first of a series” ✧ VT42/24

Phonetic Developments

√MIN > minas

[minasse] > [minass] > [minas]

✧ VT42/24

N. minnas n. “tower” (Category: Tower)

Reference ✧ Ety/MINI ✧ “tower”

Element In

• N. Minas Anor “Tower of the Sun”
• N. Minas Ithil “Tower of the Moon”
• N. Minas Morgol “Tower of Sorcery”
• N. Minnastirith “Watchtower”

Cognates

• ᴹQ. #mindon “(isolated) tower” ✧ Ety/MINI (mindo)

Derivations

• < ᴹ√MIN “stand alone, stick out” ✧ Ety/MINI (MINI)

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√MINI > minnas

[mindasse] > [mindass] > [minnass] > [minnas]

✧ Ety/MINI