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RE: libraries and cars



lay'tel SIvten:

> is  lup 'transport'  used only in the sense of star trek transporters (eg,

> "beam me up, scotty!") or can it be used also in the sense of transporting
by 
> vehicle?  if the latter, then how about  muD lupwI' for air transport 
> (airplane) and  yav lupwI'  for ground transport (car/truck/bus/bike/train

> etc.)?

Actually, <lup> is *NOT* used for the "transporter" in Star Trek. For that,
we have the verbs <jol> - "beam (aboard)" and <Qol> - "beam away", as well
as the nouns <jol> - "transport beam", <jolpa'> - "transporter room",
<jolpat> - "transporter system" and <jolvoy'> - "transporter ionizer unit".

The verb <lup> - "transport" is related to the nouns <lupwI'> - "jitney,
bus" and <lupDujHom> - "shuttlecraft", so transportation in a vehicle
certainly fits in with <lup>.

pagh


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