tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jul 24 07:49:13 2006
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Re: Klingon WOTD: nIb (verb)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Sunday, July 23, 2006.
>
>Klingon word: nIb
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: be identical
Used in canon:
'ugh ro'qegh'Iwchab, nIb raHta'
the racht is as heavy as the rokeg blood pie. (HQ 13.1:8)
"Using {nIb} carries a connotation of preciseness-?the rokeg blood pie and
the racht are exactly the same weight. Thus, it might be used when
referring to something that can be measured, such as weight, but it is not
likely to be used with less quantifiable qualities where the assertion of
sameness is more a judgment, such as deliciousness. It is never improper to
use {rap} even in cases where the quality is measurable." (HQ 13.1:8)
tlhIngan woch law' tera'ngan woch nIb
the Klingon is as tall as the Terran. (HQ 12.1:9)
"Again, {nIb} implies precision (the Klingon and the Terran are exactly as
tall as each other) and is not likely to be used unless the quality being
discussed is quantifiable or measurable. {rap}, on the other hand, may be
used regardless of whether the quality is quantifiable. It should be noted
that this restriction on {nIb} applies only in this sort of construction.
It is perfectly natural to say {nIb va'nuchDu'chaj} "their heels are
identical" without suggesting in what way they are identical and without
implying that any precise measuring has or has not occurred or could or
could not occur." (HQ 13.1:9)]
Apparently appears in the noun {nIbpoH} *nIb'poH*, deja vu (the feeling
that an action has occurred before). Worf tells Riker during a poker game:
"I am experiencing *nIb'poH*. The feeling I have done this before." As it
turns out, he had -- several times: The Enterprise was caught in a
destructive time-loop. (TNG "Cause and Effect")
Related verbs:
{rap} be the same; {rur} resemble
Antonyms:
{pIm} be different; {Sar} be varied, be various
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons