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Dictionary > Tiiraaz

Word[?]
T3R1Z Tiiraaz
Word Type[?]
strong adjective
Pronunciation[?]
/tirˈɑz/
Official Definition[?]

Sad
(Dialogue File, 0009C20A)
(PrimaGames.com)

Expanded Definition[?]

adj. sad
adv. sadly
n. sadness
v. to sadden

Usage[?]

But I cannot celebrate his fall. Zu'u tiiraaz ahst ok mah. He was my brother once. This world will never be the same.
Zu'u tiiraaz ahst ok mah. = “I am sad at his fall.”
(Paarthurnax, 0009C20A)

I used to visit him from time to time. Nearly crazed by loneliness and captivity. Tiiraz [sic] sivaas. He did not even remember his own name.
Tiiraz sivaas = “sad beast”
(Paarthurnax, 00045D09)

Connotations[?]
General sadness or melancholy, unhappiness.
Etymology[?]

Possibly from aaz ‘mercy’ and related words connoting pain.

Notes[?]

Possibly from English ‘tears’. Misspelled as tiiraz in the dialogue.