cirith

cirith is a noun meaning "pass" or "cleft" in Sindarin. Compare with the Quenya term cilya.

Examples:

• Cirith Gorgor = "Pass of Horror"
• Cirith Ninniach = "Pass of the Slender Crossing"
• Cirith Ungol

References

• The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth by Ruth S. Noel
• Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary compiled by Didier Willis