Celebrant

The Celebrant, also known as Silverlode and Kibil-nâla, was a stream rising in the eastern Misty Mountains near the exit from Moria. The Celebrant ran through the vale of Azanulbizar east to Lothlórien where it was met by the Nimrodel river, and emptied into the Anduin. The stream ran for about eighty-five miles, according to The Atlas of Middle-earth.The Atlas of Middle-earth, Regional Maps, "The Misty Mountains"
== History ==
The Fellowship of the Ring followed this river when they travelled from Moria to Lórien. It formed the northern boundary of the Field of Celebrant.
== Etymology ==
Celebrant is a name in Sindarin meaning "silver course".The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, "Unfinished index to The Lord of the Rings", pgs. 262, 269 It consisted of the elements celeb ("silver")The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 347, pg. 426 and rant ("course, water-channel")The Nature of Middle-earth, Part Three: "The World, its Lands, and its Inhabitants, XVI: "Galadriel and Celeborn", pg. 363.
Silverlode was a name in Westron. It contained the element lode ("course, water-channel").The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings", pg. 775
Kibil-nâla was a name in Khuzdûl meaning "silver-channel" or "silver-course". It consisted of the elements kibil ("silver") and nâla ("path, course, river-course, or bed").Parma Eldalamberon 17, "Words, Phrases, and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", pgs. 35-7
==In other versions==
In earlier versions, the Khuzdûl name was Zigilnâd.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ከለብራንት
Arabic 	كلابرانت
Armenian 	Կելեբրանտ
Belarusian Cyrillic 	Келебрант
Bengali 	কেলেব্রান্ট
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Келебрант
Chinese (Hong Kong) 	銀流河
Danish 	Sølverbæk (Celebrant)
Dutch 	Celebrant a.k.a. Zilverlei
Finnish 	Juhlija
French 	Celebrant a.k.a. Cours d'Argent
Georgian 	კელებრანტი
German 	Celebrant a.k.a. Silverlauf
Greek 	Κελεβραντ
Gujarati 	કેલેબ્રાન્ટ
Hebrew 	(Celebrant) קלבראנט
(Silverlode) סילברלוד
Hindi 	केलेब्रांट
Italian 	Celebrant a.k.a. Argentaroggia
Japanese 	ケレブラント (Celebrant)
銀筋川 (Silverlode)
Kannada 	ಕೆಲೆಬ್ರ್ಯಾಂತ್
Kazakh 	Келебрант (Cyrillic) Kelebrant (Latin)
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Кэлэбрант
Macedonian Cyrillic 	Келебрант
Marathi 	चेलेब्रन्त फील्ड
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Кэлэбрант
Nepalese 	चेलेब्रन्त
Norwegian 	Sølverstrøm (Bokmål)
Sylvåra (Nynorsk)
Pashto 	چېلېبرانت
Persian 	کله‌برانت
Portuguese 	Celebrant a.k.a. Veio de Prata (Brazil)
Celebrant a.k.a. Filão de Prata (Portugal)
Punjabi 	ਕੇਲੈਜੈਂਟ
Russian 	Келебрант
Sanskrit 	चेलेब्रन्त्
Serbian 	Келебрант (Cyrillic) Kelebrant (Latin)
Spanish (Spain and Latin America)	Celebrant a.k.a. Cauce de Plata
Sinhalese 	කැලැන්ඩර්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Келебрант
Tamil 	கெலெப்ரண்ட்
Telugu 	కెలెబ్రాన్ట్
Thai 	เคเลบรันท์
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Келебрант
Urdu 	کیلیبرانٹ
Yiddish 	קעלעבראַנט
==References==
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Category:Lórien
Category:Rivers of Rhovanion
Category:Sindarin names & words
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