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Re: TKD phrase: {-meH} clause

...Paul ([email protected])

• From: "...Paul" <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: TKD phrase: {-meH} clause
• Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 11:24:40 -0700 (PDT)
• In-reply-to: <[email protected]>
• References: <[email protected]>

On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 [email protected] wrote:
> In a message dated 2004-07-30 12:12:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> [email protected] writes:
>
> > > This makes sense; after all, {Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam} was the KGT
> > translation
> > > of "Today is a good day to die", and not {HeghmeH QaQ jajvam}.
> >
> > Unfortunately, the "quote" in TKW does not have /-lu'/, which casts
> > further question on the whole subject.  :P
>
> Both of my books (KGT [back cover] and TKW [p. 69]) have {Heghlu'meH QaQ
> jajvam.} with {-lu'}.  The translation of both is the same too:  "It is a good day
> to die." (with no 'today').  Am I missing something here?

IIRC (and my memory's been pretty bad lately ;) QeS lagh's response was to
my "variation" on the "fake ale" quote:

tlhutlhlu'meH HIq ngeb qaq law' bIQ qaq puS

But in TKW *this* quote does NOT have the /-lu'/ suffix in it, although
the one you point out *does*.  Which makes the issue as clear as /HIq
ngeb/.  :P

...Paul

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