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The word also appears as a short form of ''Zirakzigil'', the [[Dwarves]]' name for the mountain called ''[[Celebdil]]'' or ''Silvertine'' by other races.{{fact}} | The word also appears as a short form of ''Zirakzigil'', the [[Dwarves]]' name for the mountain called ''[[Celebdil]]'' or ''Silvertine'' by other races.{{fact}} | ||
As ''[[zigil]]'' apparently means "silver", ''Zirak'' presumably means "tine" in [[Khuzdul]]. | As ''[[zigil]]'' apparently means "silver", ''Zirak'' presumably means "tine" in [[Khuzdul]]. | ||
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Revision as of 01:14, 22 July 2011
Zirak is a Khuzdul word, appearing in Zirakzigil ("tine of silver").[1]
The word also appears as a short form of Zirakzigil, the Dwarves' name for the mountain called Celebdil or Silvertine by other races.[source?]
As zigil apparently means "silver", Zirak presumably means "tine" in Khuzdul.
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 35
