tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jan 02 12:22:52 2003
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Re: Klingon WOTD: nob (v)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Thursday, January 2, 2003.
>
>Klingon word: nob
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: give
As used in canon:
yaSvaD taj nobpu' qama'
The prisoner gave the officer the knife. TKD
ghIchwIj DabochmoHchugh ghIchlIj qanob
If you shine my nose, I will give you your nose. PK
cha'puj vIngevmeH chaw' HInobneS
Give me a permit to sell dilithium, your honor. PK
ro'qegh'Iwchab HInob
Give me the rokeg blood pie. PK
vaghSaD DeQ HInob
Give me 5,000 credits! PK
chaq tampu'. chaq romuluSnganpu'vaD pIvghor cham lunobpu' tlhInganpu'
... possibly in exchange for Warp Drive technology.
["Possibly they exchanged it. Possibly the Klingons gave warp drive
technology to the Romulans"] S33
lenglIj lutebjaj lengwIjvaD bel rap, Sov [rap, ngoQ rap je] Danobpu'bogh.
May your journey be filled with the same joy, wisdom, and purpose you have
given mine. (Frasier)
>Additional Notes:
>Opposite of {nobHa'}.
{nobHa'} "give back, return" appears in:
Huch nobHa'bogh verenganpu''e' yIvoqQo'
Don't trust Ferengi who give back money. TKW
Note, too, the homophonous noun {nob} "gift", which also appears as an
element in {cha'nob} "ritual gifts (given at a lopno')."
--
Voragh "Damage control is easy. Reading
Klingon--that's
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons hard!" (Montgomery Scott to
Kirk, STIV)