tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Apr 27 07:30:02 2001
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Re: Klingon WOTD: Qoj (v)
: Klingon word: Qoj
: Part of Speech: verb
: Definition: make war
:
: Additional Notes:
: Missing from E-K side of TKD. Also in KGT, p. 47. The notion of "make war"
: in the general sense, referring to the idea of war and not a specific war,
: is {Qoj}.
:
: See also {ghob}.
As used in canon:
yIQoj!
Make war! KGT
"Similarly, there are several verbs for 'fight, battle', and the like. Most
broadly, 'do battle' or 'wage war'--that is, actually engage in a conflict in
which a number of combatants are involved--is {ghob}. The notion of 'make war'
in the general sense, referring to the *idea* of war and not a *specific* war,
is {Qoj}. The verb for 'fight', whether in a war or a one-on-one confrontation,
is {Suv}. In short, the nouns {veS} (war, warfare) and {vIq} (combat) and the
verb {Qoj} (wage war) all are used to refer to the ideas of warfare, combat,
and making war, while the nouns {noH} (war) and {may'} (battle) and the verbs
{ghob} (make war, do battle) and {Suv} (fight) are used when referring to
specific, concrete instances of war, battle, and fighting." (KGT p.47)
Cf. also {vID} "be belligerent".
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons