tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Dec 20 09:05:31 2002
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Re: need help
Se'noj wrote:
>the poem is about {DIr 'In veS} "War Drums".
Reverse the order of the nouns - "war drums" is {veS DIr 'In(mey)}, i.e.
"war's drum(s)". If it's easier, remember that the more general noun of
the two is last: Just as a {DIr 'In} is a specific kind of {'In}
"percussion instrument" made of {DIr} "skin", a {veS DIr 'In} is a
specific kind of {DIr 'In} "drum" used in war {veS}.
Speaking of which, remember that there are two nouns for "war" depending on
the context, explained in KGT (pp. 46f.):
There are two nouns traditionally translated as "war": {veS} and {noH}.
The first, {veS}, is "war" in the sense of "warfare," the concept or
idea of war; {noH}, on the other hand, is used for an individual or
specific war... 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. Thus it is possible to say {noH ghob} or
{noH Suv}, both meaning "He/she fights a war," ... but it is not normally
acceptable to say {veS ghob} ("He/she fights a warfare").
>I will publish it here when I finish it.
Please do.
--
Voragh "Damage control is easy. Reading
Klingon--that's
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons hard!" (Montgomery Scott to
Kirk, STIV)