tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Dec 22 07:24:46 2005
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Re: Klingon WOTD: meH (noun)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Thursday, December 22, 2005.
>
>Klingon word: meH
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: bridge (of a ship)
As used in canon:
meH, naDev qaS wanI' ramqu'
Bridge, nothing happening here. (ST3)
loSmaH jav vI' Soch loS 'uj 'ab meH
Bridge Height: 16.28 M. (KBoP)
Mentioned passim in KGT:
In particular, Clipped Klingon is heard in situations where
quick communication is desirable and certain phrases are
expected to be heard, such as on the bridge of a ship during
a battle. (KGT 173)
A ritual of a less majestic sort occurs on a Klingon vessel
when a new set of officers takes over and a mission is about
to begin. With the bridge crew assembled but the captain not
yet present, the first officer states his or her name and
then says {DaH yaS wa'DIch vIgheS} ("I now take my place as
first officer" or, literally, "Now I assume the responsibi-
lities of first officer"). [....] (KGT 183-4)
I have no idea whether {meH} can be used elsewhere, such as for the command
center of a military base or space station (e.g. Deep Space Nine {logh Hop
Hut tengchaH}).
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons