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'''Zigil''' is a word in [[Khuzdul]], occuring as an element in Zirakzigil, the [[Dwarves]]' name for the mountain called ''[[Celebdil]]'' or ''Silvertine'' by other races, and in [[Kibil-nâla|Zigil-nâd]], a rejected [[Dwarvish]] name for ''[[Kibil-nâla]]'', the river known to the [[Elves]] as ''[[Celebrant]]'' and to [[Men]] as the ''Silverlode''.
'''Zigil''' is a word in [[Khuzdul]], occuring as an element in ''Zirakzigil'', the [[Dwarves]]' name for the mountain called ''[[Celebdil]]'' or ''Silvertine'' by other races, and in ''Zigil-nâd'', a rejected [[Dwarvish]] name for ''[[Kibil-nâla]]'', the river known to the [[Elves]] as ''[[Celebrant]]'' and to [[Men]] as the ''Silverlode''.


'''Zigil''' therefore evidently means ''silver''.
'''''Zigil''''' therefore evidently means ‘silver’.


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[[Category:Khuzdul words]]

Revision as of 00:16, 12 July 2010

Zigil is a word in Khuzdul, occuring as an element in Zirakzigil, the Dwarves' name for the mountain called Celebdil or Silvertine by other races, and in Zigil-nâd, a rejected Dwarvish name for Kibil-nâla, the river known to the Elves as Celebrant and to Men as the Silverlode.

Zigil therefore evidently means ‘silver’.