tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Aug 15 08:16:00 2007
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Re: Klingon WOTD: ghom (verb)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Wednesday, August 15, 2007.
>
>Klingon word: ghom
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: meet, encounter, assemble, rendez-vous
In an interview with Okrand, he conveyed to me another difference.
The more general verb [{ghom}] works both as {qaghom} "I meet you"
and {maghom} "we meet". The verb {qIH} always has a direct object.
(Will Martin)
In his interview focusing on how particular verbs work with direct
objects, Okrand revealed that while {ghom} can be used properly
either as {qaghom} or {maghom} (so {maghomchuq} would be somewhat
redundant, but not entirely wrong)... (Will Martin)
Used in canon:
tachDaq maghom
We will meet in the cocktail lounge. TKD
bInajtaHvIS qeylIS Daghomjaj
May you encounter Kahless in your dreams! PK
tlhIngan 'avwI' lughom
They meet a Klingon guard. PK
tera' vatlh DIS poH cha'maH loS bong QongmeH qItI'nga' Duj tI'ang
ghompu' DIvI' 'ejDo' 'entepray'
A sleeper ship of this [K'Tinga] class, the T'Ong, was encountered
in the 24th century by the USS Enterprise. S15
rut yIHmey ghom Hoch
Everyone encounters tribbles occasionally. TKW
ngoch luchermeH 'ej wo' San luwuqmeH pa' ghom tlhIngan yejquv DevwI'pu'
where the leaders of the Klingon High Council meet to determine policy
and decide upon the fate of the Empire. S25
Related verbs:
{qIH} "meet (for the first time); {lIH} "introduce". The "opposite" verb
is {ghomHa'} "scatter, disperse". (In DS9 "Sons & Daughters" Worf
dismissed the group of "replacement" crewmen for the Rotarran saying,
"<Deen ghomHa'!>" [not subtitled or captioned; i.e. ?{DIghomHa'} "we
dismiss them"].)
>Homonyms:
> ghom (noun) - group, party, band
Used in canon:
jolbogh ghom wa'DIch DamuvlaHmeH De' DaneHchugh, Se'vam yIjIHtaH
Stay tuned for information on how you can be among the first to beam
aboard! STX
Also {ghom'a'} "crowd". Cf. also {Hutvagh} "too many people or things in a
place all at once". The verb is {qev} to "crowd" (N.B. that its antonym is
{mob} "be alone"!)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons