tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Dec 18 08:12:18 2006
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Re: Klingon WOTD: ghIj (verb)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Monday, December 18, 2006.
>
>Klingon word: ghIj
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: scare
Used in canon:
jaghpu'lI' DaghIjjaj
May you scare your enemies! PK
qo'mey Sar charghtaHvIS chaH Dat tlhIngan may'Duj luleghDI' neH
qIb nganpu' buQpu' may'Duj 'ej ghIjpu' 'oH. nIteb ghIjpu' je Deghvam
this symbol grew to become as feared throughout the galaxy as the
menacing profiles of their battlecruisers. SP1
not qoHpu''e' neH ghIjlu'
Only fools have no fear. TKW
vay' DaghIjlaHchugh bIHoSghaj
Fear is power. TKW
"The meaning of this saying, of course, is that one who has the ability to
instill fear can exert control over those who are afraid; there is more to
power than physical force." (TKW 109)
ghIj qet jaghmeyjaj [sic]
May your enemies run with fear. TKW
This is the traditional ({no' Hol}?) acceptance upon being asked to serve
as someone's {cha'DIch}. (TNG "Sins of the Father"). In "modern" Klingon
({ta' Hol}) this would be:
jaghmeylI' DaghIjjaj, qetjaj jaghmeylI'
May you scare your enemies, may your enemies run. TKW
Related verbs:
{Haj} dread; {lIm} panic
Cf. also the Type 2 verb suffix {-vIp} "afraid"
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons