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RE: bible

DloraH ([email protected])

• From: "DloraH" <[email protected]>
• Subject: RE: bible
• Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 13:56:00 -0600
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> > by the way, i know some people are translating the bible 
> into klingon. What is the word they chose for bible? Maybe 
> just paq'a'?
> >
> 
> As I understand it "bible" means "a collection of books". ("The Holy
> Bible", would be a collection of holy books)
> So if <mu'ghom> is "dictionary", could <paqghom> be "bible"?
> And then just tack on <quv> to show the significance of the book?

Or you could be more specific/direct and say <Qun paqghom>.

(Disclaimer:  Yes, we all know that we shouldn't make up our own compound nouns.)


DloraH

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