tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Dec 21 07:41:39 2006
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Re: tlhach mu'mey: HolQeD...
...Paul:
> >> these, like perhaps /Delbogh wot'e'/ "verb which describes" for
> >> "adjective", but I don't want to come off authoritarian (maybe the
> >> concensus is that /Delbogh mu''e'/ is better,
Voragh:
> > Purpose-nouns may be better for these linguistic terms: *{DelmeH wot}
> > "quality, stative verb."
...Paul:
>I always forget about /-meH/ as being usable on nouns. :P I like the
>suggestion.
For those interested in "purpose nouns", see the article by Will
Martin: "When {?meH} clauses modify nouns in Klingon" (HQ 7:3 [Sept.
1998]). Examples in canon:
DevmeH paq "guide[book]" TKW
vutmeH 'un "(flat-bottomed) pot for food preparation" KGT
ghojmeH taj "boy's knife (knife for learning)" KCD
QongmeH Duj "sleeper ship" S15
ngongmeH Duj ["experimental ship, prototype vessel"] S33
qa'meH vIttlhegh (< quvqa'meH vIttlhegh) "replacement proverb" ("proverb
for (the purpose of) being honored again")
chenmoHlu'meH Daq "construction site" BOP
Qapchu'meH 'aqroS chuq "Maximum Effective Range" BOP
bachlu'meH chuqna' "effective range" S14
SopmeH pa' "dining room, eating room" (st.k 6/97; cf. also {SopwI'pa'}
"mess hall" KGT)
Soj polmeH pa' "food storage [room/locker]" BOP
DIlmeH Huch ["price"?] TKD
HoS QaymeH 'och "power transfer conduit" BOP
jIpaSqu'mo' narghpu' qaSuchmeH 'eb.
I was too late to visit you.
("Because I'm very late, the opportunity to visit you has escaped.") (st.k
1/98)
> > *{vangmeH wot} "action verb"
> > *{vang'eghbogh mojaq} "reflexive suffix" (i.e. {-'egh})
> > *{vangchuqbogh mojaq} "reciprocal suffix" (i.e. {-chuq})
>
>nuq QIj mu'vetlh 'e' vIyajbejbe'! (Hmm -- I need a word/phrase/recast for
>"definition", maybe?)
{'oS} "represent" is generally used for definitions. E.g.
"coordinates" 'oS mu' <Quv>
The word {Quv} means "coordinates". (QeS on this List)
Examples from canon:
toDuj 'oS rol
A beard is a symbol of courage. TKW
qorDu'Daj tuq 'oS Ha'quj'e' tuQbogh wo'rIv
The sash that Worf wears is a symbol of his family's house. S20
yay 'oS bey
This yell is victorious in nature... S31
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons