tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jun 07 23:11:51 2000
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RE: SImwI'mey Sar
You can point out as many examples as you like of Okrand building nouns out
of composits of nouns and verbs, but the simple truth is, he gave us
grammatical rules by which we can build compound nouns and those rules do
not give us leave to make our own compounds by packing a verb root next to a
noun. Okrand can do that because the vocabulary is his. We can't.
charghwI'
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TPO [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2000 6:36 PM
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> Subject: RE: SImwI'mey Sar
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>
> > : SImtIq - SIm/calculate(v) + tIq/long(v) - slide-rule
> > : SImnaQ - SIm + naQ/stick(n) - that thing Joel presented in
> > last HolQeD
> >
> > Why not avoid compounding a verb with a noun and just say
> > *{SImmeH naQ} "stick
> > for calculating", as in
> >
> > {ghojmeH taj} "boy's knife" (i.e. "knife for learning") KCD
> > {DevmeH paq} "guide(book}" (TKW)
> > {QongmeH Duj} "sleeper ship" (SkyBox S15)
> > {SopmeH pa'} "dining room, eating room" (st.k 6/97)
> > {HoS QaymeH 'och} "power transfer conduit" (BoP Poster)
> > {Soj polmeH pa'} "food storage [room]" (BoP Poster)
> > etc.
>
> bIQtIq - river (n)
> leSpoH - shore leave (n)
> mongDech - collar (n)
> QumpIn - communications officer (n)
> Saqghom - landing party (n)
> muvtay - initiation (n)
> ra'ghomquv - High Command (n)
> chechtlhutlh - a type of drink (n)
> HIvDuj - attack fighter (vessel) (n)
> naghboch - gemstone (n)
> nIbpoH - deja vu (n)
> QongDaq - bed (n)
> voQSIp - nitrogen (n)
>
> > BTW, not all slide rules are straight. I've used a circular
> one myself on
> > occasion, a *{SImmeH gho} if you will.
>
> I am aware of that; but MINE is straight...
>
>
> DloraH
>