tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Apr 05 13:31:56 1999
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RE: nom
- From: "Andeen, Eric" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: nom
- Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1999 13:34:56 -0700
jatlh muHwI':
> hepp.
> {nom SIm} means "he calculates quickly"
> A {SImwI'} is a calculator, or "somebody who calculates".
> Can {nom SImwI'} be "someone who calculates quickly", or "fast
> calculator"??
Not really. Adverbials like <nom> modify whole sentences, not nouns.
Consider <nom SImwI' vIHoH>. I'm not killing the one who calculates quickly;
I'm quickly killing the calculator.
> It's for a klingon name, like ghunchu'wI' or charghwI' or 'oghwI'...
> or: muHwI' }}:-)
Here are some alternative suggestions:
SImqu'wI'
SImchu'wI'
SImwI'na'
Of course, since it's a name, you can come up with any combination of
syllables you like - it doesn't have to mean anything. If you like, say,
<SImnom>, then go ahead and use it.
pagh
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