Zirak

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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.Template:Or

  1. 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