tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Oct 17 12:07:12 2005
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Re: Klingon WOTD: nIS (verb)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Monday, October 17, 2005.
>
>Klingon word: nIS
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: hinder, interfere, disrupt
>
>Additional Notes:
>TKD-A adds the meaning of "disrupt, interfere with."
Used in canon:
janmey ngo' lulo'lu'DI' pIj jabbI'ID nISpu' woj
Older models were susceptible to radiation. S19
ngongmeH wa' DujDaq nuHmey nISbe'bogh So'wI' jomlu'pu'
[A cloaking device which didn't disrupt weaponry was
installed in one experimental ship. (untranslated)] S33
The derived noun is {nISwI'} "disruptor".
Note the slang verb {Haq} "intervene in (a situation)":
Thus, if one were to say {jagh HIvrup SuvwI' Haqpa' DIvI' qeSwI'}
("The warrior was prepared to attack the enemy until the Federation
advisor intervened" ...), the implication is that the advice was
unnecessary, counterproductive, or both. The common nonslang term
for "intervene" is {mun}. (KGT 151)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons