At 05:01 02-11-08 -0500 lab Quvar, >ghItlh maQ: > >Stop, thief! > >yImev nIHwI'! >maj. I believe that "Stop thief" is less an order to the thief, and more an order to bystanders, i.e. "Stop the thief" If you say it in English you'll understand why the "the" would be elided in a quickly shouted command. So I would lean more to nIHwI' mev