tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Mar 17 09:09:47 2008
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Re: Klingon WOTD: qum (noun)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Monday, March 17, 2008.
>
>Klingon word: qum
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: government
Used in canon:
pa' 'oHtaH vaS'a''e'. tlhIngan qum waw' 'oH.
This is where the Klingon Great Hall is located, the center of the Klingon
government. S27
KGT 51: The entirety of a government's military apparatus is its {QI'},
usually translated simply as "military".
KGT 111: To determine one's place in Klingon society or to understand who
has authority over whom, one must be aware of the {qutluch patlh} of the
military, the government, the house with which one is associated, and so on.
KGT 183: the Order of the Bat'leth ({betleH 'obe'}), the highest honor
that the government bestows on a Klingon
KGT 157: Literally meaning "cape", this slang term is an example of
metonymy, whereby one word (or phrase) stands for another with which it is
associated. In this case, the leader of the Klingon High Council typically
wears a ceremonial cape. The slang sense of {ngup} does not refer only to
this position on the High Council, however, but to anyone in power or even
to "the power structure." Someone unsatisfied with the status quo, a rebel,
might be said to want to {ngup qaD} ("challenge those in charge";
literally, "challenge the cape"). Nonslang equivalents of {ngup} are {woQ}
("authority, political power") and {qum} ("government").
More related nouns:
{loH} administration; {HI'tuy} dictatorship
>Homonyms:
> qum (verb) - govern
Never used in canon.
Related verbs:
{che'} rule; {ghatlh} dominate; {vu'} manage; {loH} administer
Cf. {lu} "fall from power"; {gheS} "assume duties of, take on
responsibilities"; {Sugh} "install (in office)"; {cho'} "succeed (to
authority)"
The nomen agentis of {qum} is {qumwI'} "governor":
"I am Kor, military governor of Organia." (TOS "Errand of Mercy")
"Secure in his power as military governor of Organia, Kor gloats over his
captive." (TKW 118 ill.)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons