tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Nov 06 15:05:51 2002
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Re: Frasier
> >Invent a new word? Sov is a verb AND A NOUN. (in the addendum)
>
> Yes, a new word. {Sov} is an existing noun meaning "knowledge" while
> {Sov'a'} is a NEW NOUN meaning "wisdom".
It's a noun with a noun suffix.
> Now that we know Okrand did the translation,
We do know this? ...oh, that message just arrived. ok.
> although it doesn't match the phonetic transcription /Shoave/ {Sov}
> which Okrand probably also provided.
> ... I would have expected something like /Shoave-ah/ for {Sov'a'}.
Fine. Just /Sov/ "knowledge".
DloraH