tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jun 18 14:14:25 1998
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Re: bID (was Re: SIS)
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: bID (was Re: SIS)
- Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 19:32:03 -0400
From: Steven Boozer <[email protected]>
>pagh wIghaj. bID has unfortunately never been used in canon. I agree with
>peHruS that it's probably a number and should precede its noun (e.g. bID
>Hong "half impulse power"), while others see it as a noun (is it so
labelled
>in TKD?)
Yes it is! {wa'}, {cha'}, {wej}, etc. are labeled with "(num)," while
{bID}, {Hoch}, {HochHom}, and {'op} are labeled with "(n)."
>For all we know, bID could be a noun that requires a number complement:
wa'
>bID, cha' bID, wej bID, etc.
It's possible, but I don't hold to that idea.
>Perhaps it even refers to a physical half, not
>an abstract number:
>
> 'Iwchab DaneH'a'? "Do you want some blood pie?"
> HIja', bID HInob! "Yes, give me half!"
I agree with this sentence completely. Then again, since you could also say
{'op HInob}, {Hoch HInob}, {HochHom HInob}, you can see why.
I don't know, it seems awfully straightforward to me!
SuStel
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