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'''Kibil''' is a [[Khuzdul]] word for the metal silver. Some have argued this is a loan from [[Sindarin]] ''[[celeb]]''.  
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'''''kibil''''' is a [[Khuzdul]] word for [[silver]].<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Nancy Smith]], "[[Index questions]]" (quoted in {{HM|RC}}, p. 269)</ref>


It is possible that it is related to [[Sindarin]] ''[[celeb]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=[[Helge Fauskanger]]|website=Arda|articleurl=http://folk.uib.no/hnohf/khuzdul.htm|articlename=Khuzdul - the secret tongue of the Dwarves}}</ref>
==Examples==
*[[Kibil-nâla]]
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Latest revision as of 23:06, 12 November 2014

kibil is a Khuzdul word for silver.[1]

It is possible that it is related to Sindarin celeb.[2]

Examples[edit | edit source]

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