tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Dec 04 08:45:16 2006
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Re: Klingon WOTD: magh (verb)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Monday, December 4, 2006.
>
>Klingon word: magh
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: betray
Used in canon:
<numagh>
[They've betrayed us.] ST6
ngoQvam luchavmeH ghawran maghpu' be'nI'pu'
To this end, the sisters have acted against Gowron... in order
to gain power. S26
Discussed in KGT:
Probably because of the parallel formation of {bolwI'} and {maghwI'}
(that is, verb plus {-wI'}), the verb {bol} ("drool") is sometimes
used to mean "betray", as if it were equivalent to {magh}. In this
usage, {bol}, like {magh}, may take an object; that is, the sentence
may indicate who is betrayed: {mumaghpu'} ("He/she has betrayed me")
or {mubolpu'} ("He/she has betrayed me"; literally, "He/she has
drooled me"). (KGT 147)]
Related verbs:
{'ur} "commit treason"; cf. also {cheH} "defect"
The nomen agentis is of course {maghwI'} "traitor":
maghwI'Daq jISIq
I point at the traitor with my index finger.
I point out the traitor with my index finger. (HQ 10.2)
maghwI'Daq SIq naQjej
the spear points at the traitor
He/she points at the traitor with his/her spear. (HQ 10.2)
maghwI'Daq SIq naQjejwIj
my spear points at the traitor
I point at the traitor with my spear. (HQ 10.2)
maghwI'Daq SIqmeH naQjejwIj lo' SuvwI'
the warrior uses my spear to point at the traitor
the warrior points at the traitor with my spear. (HQ 10.2)
"Halt now, or we will kill this female {maghwI'}!" (SAREK)
Discussed in KGT:
This word [{bolwI'}] actually means "drooler"--that is, "one who
drools". The nonslang word meaning "traitor" is {maghwI'} (literally,
"one who betrays"). (KGT 147)
... compare {maghwI'} "traitor" and {maghwI'na'} "definite traitor",
"without a doubt a traitor" (KGT (157)
Related nouns:
{'urwI'} "traitor" (slang {bolwI'}) and {'urmang} "treason"
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons