tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Oct 06 07:23:26 2005
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Re: Klingon WOTD: poSmoH (verb)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Thursday, October 6, 2005.
>
>Klingon word: poSmoH
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: open
As used in canon:
yIvbeHlIj neH DapoSmoH vIneH.
The only thing I want you to open is your blouse. (ST5 notes)
Heghpu'bogh tlhIngan mInDu' lupoSmoHlu'
The eyes of the fallen Klingon are opened... S31
It is of course derived from {poS} "be open, opened":
lojmIt poSDaq Daq pagh
No one eavesdrops at an open door. PK
Cf. also the verbs {naw'} "access", {'el} "enter".
>Antonyms: SoQmoH
As used in canon:
Qorwagh yISoQmoH
Close the window! KGT
Cf. also {ngaQ} "be locked, be sealed, be secured, be fastened". Most
recently we've heard {ngaQmoH}:
yIngaQmoH
Secure him. (ENT "Affliction")
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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons