tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Feb 15 07:19:14 2006
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Re: Klingon WOTD: law' (verb)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Wednesday, February 15, 2006.
>
>Klingon word: law'
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: be many, numerous
Used in canon:
Dujmey law' DachIjpu'
You have navigated many ships.
(idiom: "You are experienced.") KGT
tlhIngan Dujmey law'qu' SommeyDaq batlh cha'lu'
[It] has been emblazoned upon the hulls of countless Klingon
starships. SP1
HoS law'qu' luch law'qu' je lo' Duj nuH pat Hub pat je
A huge amount of the ship's power and technology is devoted
to its weapons grid and defensive systems. SP3
DujvamDaq tlhIngan nuH tu'lu'bogh pov law' Hoch pov puS 'ej DujvamDaq
'op SuvwI' tu'lu'bogh po' law' tlhIngan yo' SuvwI' law' po' puS
It [IKV Pagh] has the best weapons and some of the finest warriors
in the Klingon fleet. S7
chIch vay' 'oy'moHmeH 'oy'naQ 'ul law' tlhuD 'oH
Painstiks... emit a highly-charged shock for the express purpose
of inflicting pain. S32
HoS law'qu' natlhmo' So'wI'
Due to the tremendous energy drain of a cloaking device... S33
cha' choQmey naQ tu'lu' 'ej tep choQ bIngDaq lo' law' bID choQ tu'lu'
2 Full Decks and a Half Utility Deck under the Cargo Deck KBoP
lo' law' lojmIt
utility hatch KBoP
Discussed by Okrand:
Sometimes, the word {law'qu'} "be very many" ... is translated "be
too many." If the context is clear, this is acceptable, but if it's
important to stress the idea of "overly many, overly much, more than
there ought to be," {tlhoy} or {'Iq} is usually employed. (HQ 8.3)
The similar idiom {qabDu' law'} ("many faces") may be used to refer
to a group participating in a single activity. Thus, a brawl may be
described by saying {Suv qabDu' law'} ("Many faces fight"). (KGT 124)]
Related verbs:
Antonyms: {puS} "be few" and {yapbe'} "not be enough"
Related expressions:
A Q law' B Q puS
"A is Q-er than B"
and all its variants, which are too numerous to list here.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons