tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jan 16 17:05:43 1997
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RE: translation (first Volley)
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: translation (first Volley)
- Date: Fri, 17 Jan 97 00:28:43 UT
January 16, 1997 9:27 AM EST, jatlh wIvqu':
> > Well, he's not saying that {joHquv} *is* the word for "High Lord," just
> > that it wouldn't be surprising if that were the word. While {quv} may be
> > a noun, I suspect that words like {yejquv} may use the {-quv} element in
> > the verbal sense. If this is so, then you can't just put these nouns and
> > the verb {quv} together.
> I am reasonably certain that <quv> is used as a noun in TKW. I don't
> remember the Klingon phrase precisely, but the English is "One does not
> achieve honor (quv) by acting dishonorably." It also has <batlh> in there,
> which we know is a noun, but context makes it the adverbial usage.
No, I meant that, although it *is* a noun, it seems to be in these words as
its verbal version.
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