Ad. #nimruzîr n. (weak-I gendered common) “Elf-friend” (Category: Friend)

Ad. #nimruzîr n. (weak-I gendered common) “Elf-friend” (Category: Friend)

A noun meaning “Elf-friend”, attested only in the (subjective) plural form Nimruzîrim (PM/151). It is identical to the Adûnaic name Nimruzîr of Q. Elendil, which had the same meaning.

Conceptual Development: An earlier name for the faithful Númenóreans was Avaltiri (SD/347).

References ✧ PM/151; PMI/Nimruzîrim

Inflections

Nimruzîrim plural subjective “Elf-friends” ✧ PM/151; PMI/Nimruzîrim

Elements

Nimir “Elf, (lit.) Shining One” objective
zîr- “*to love, desire” agental-formation

Cognates


Un. Avaltiri coll. “Faithful”

An early name of the Númenóreans who remained faithful to the Valar, later called the “Elf-friends”: Ad. Nimruzîrim, Q. Elendili. It is not clear what language this word belongs to, but it may contain the word Adûnaic word for the Valar: Avalô.

References ✧ SD/347; SDI2/Avaltiri

Glosses

Variations

Inflections

Avaltiri draft-plural “the Faithful” ✧ SD/347

Elements

Ad. Avalô “Power, God”