tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Jan 26 21:11:09 1997
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Re: Beginner
- From: "eric d. zay" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Beginner
- Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1997 00:16:40 -0500
> > che'wI' Hurgh
> >
> > Is this a close approximation of "Prince of Darkness"?
>
> Actually, it means "dark ruler." Good job using {che'wI'} for a person
who
> rules (although it's more generic than "prince," which is usually
considered
> to be the son of a king). But {Hurgh} is a verb, and when a verb follows
a
> noun, it acts like an adjective. So, saying {che'wI' Hurgh} is
describing the
> ruler as dark.
>
> Unfortunately, there's no easy word for "darkness" (some might suggest
> {HurghtaHghach}, but believe me, it's a pretty lousy substitute; read TKD
> section 4.2.9 in the Addendum and Okrand's interview in HolQeD 3:3 if
you've
> got a copy).
If I might make a suggestion, "darkness" here refers to "evil". Thus it
would seem to me that it would be appropriate to use *mIgh* here. An
example of something similar is *maQmIgh* which means "Dark Omen". As for
prince, the KSRP version of Hamlet uses *ta' puqloD* (Son of the Emperor).
So *qo' mIgh ta' puqloD* (Prince of the evil world) would be a possibility
for "prince of darkness"
SuSvaj