tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jul 14 08:26:44 2006
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Re: Klingon WOTD: Sa' (noun)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Friday, July 14, 2006.
>
>Klingon word: Sa'
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: general (rank)
>
>Additional Notes:
>KGT p. 52: The officers ({yaSpu'}) are ranked as follows (from highest to
>lowest, each given with its usual Federation Standard translation): {'aj}
>("admiral"), {Sa'} ("general"), {totlh} ("commodore"), {'ech}
>("brigadier"), {HoD} ("captain"), {la'} ("commander"), {Sogh}
>("lieutenant"), {lagh" ("ensign"), {ne'} ("yeoman").
>
>When used with an individual's name, a title follows the name: {tlha'a
>HoD} ("Captain Klaa"), {cheng Sa'} ("General Chang"), {qeng la'}
>("Commander Kang"), and so on.
"If someone has an official title, such as a military rank or a position in
the government, this title follows the name; for example, {martaq Sa'}
(General Martok), {ghawran Qang} (Chancellor Gowron). When addressing such
a person, the title is left off only when the occasion is decidedly
nonofficial." (KGT 197f)
Used in canon:
ghu'maj Dayajbe'law', Sa'
[You don't seem to grasp our situation, General. (novel)] ST6
Known Klingon generals include Martok (DS9), Koord (ST5), Chang (ST6),
Khmarr (ST6), Grokh (ST6), K'Vagh (ENT "Affliction",
"Divergence"). Anybody remember any more, especially from TNG?
Surely the noun {Sa'Hut} "ass, rear end, buttocks" has lead to some
dangerous punning in the ranks - at least when drinking! <g>
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons