Gamil Zirak, also known as Zirak[1] and the Old,[2] was a Dwarf smith who taught Telchar of Nogrod during the First Age.[3]
Biography[]
Little is known of Gamil Zirak's life, but it is known that they were a Dwarf smith of the First Age who was the master of the renowned Telchar. In the Narn i Chîn Húrin that was written by Dírhaval, it is said that some of the "great wealth of weapons" amassed in the deep armories of Menegroth may have been forged by Gamil Zirak or Telchar. These weapons included "metals wrought like fishes' mail" which shone under moonlight like water.[4][5]
Etymology[]
Gamil Zirak was a name in the Khuzdûl language meaning "old tine" and "old spike", being comprised of the words gamil ("old") and zirak ("tine"[6] and "spike"[7]).
External links[]
- "What Is the Meaning of ‘Gamil Zirak’?" on "https://middle-earth.xenite.org/ middle-earth.xenite.org]"
- "Khuzdul - the secret tongue of the Dwarves" by Helge Fauskanger
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ጋሚል ዚራክ |
| Arabic | جميل زيراك |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Гаміль Зірак |
| Bengali | গিমিল জিরাক |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Гамил Зирак |
| Chinese | 加米尔·齐拉克 |
| Georgian | გამილ ზირაკი |
| Greek | Γάμιλ Ζιράκ |
| Gujarati | ગમિલ ઝીરાક |
| Hindi | गामिल ज़िरक |
| Hebrew | גאמיל זיראק |
| Japanese | ガミル・ジラク |
| Kannada | ಗ್ಯಾಮಿಲ್ ಜಿರಾಕ್ |
| Kazakh | Гамиль Зирак (Cyrillic) Gamïl Zïrak (Latin) |
| Korean | 가밀 자락 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Гамил Зирак |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Гамил Зирак |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Гамил Зирак |
| Nepalese | गमिल ज़िरक |
| Odia | ଗାମିଲ ଜିରାକ |
| Persian | جمیل زیراک |
| Punjabi | ਗਾਮਿਲ ਜ਼ੀਰਕ |
| Russian | Гамил Зирак |
| Sinhalese | ගමිල් සිරැක් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Гамил Зирак |
| Tamil | காமில் ஜிராக் |
| Tatar | Гамил Зирак |
| Telugu | గామిల్ జిరాక్ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Ґаміль Зірак |
| Urdu | جمیل زیرک |
| Yiddish | גאַמיל זיראַק |
References[]
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Two: "Valinor and Middle-earth before The Lord of the Rings", VI. "Quenta Silmarillion", pg. 319, 322
- ↑ Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, Index
- ↑ The Children of Húrin, List of Names, entry Gamil Zirak
- ↑ Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, Part One: The First Age, II: "Narn i Hîn Húrin (The Tale of the Children of Húrin)", The Departure of Túrin, pg. 76
- ↑ The Children of Húrin, chapter IV: "The Departure of Túrin"
- ↑ Parma Eldalamberon 17, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", pg. 35-6
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. VII: The Treason of Isengard, VIII. "The Ring Goes South", pg. 174-5 (note 22)