tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jun 25 21:38:09 2007
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Re: Klingon WOTD: Qap (verb)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Saturday, June 23, 2007.
>
>Klingon word: Qap
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: win
Used in canon:
bIlujlaHbe'chugh bIQaplaHbe'
If you cannot fail, you cannot succeed
("If you cannot lose, you cannot win"; i.e. Nothing ventured, nothing
gained).
noH QapmeH wo' Qaw'lu'chugh yay chavbe'lu'
"Destroying an empire to win a war is no victory" TKW
pIj maSuvpu' batlh maSuvpu' 'ej maQapbejta'
In our many battles, we have fought with honor and achieved VICTORY!
(Hallmark)
>Additional Notes:
>Also in "Okrand's Notes" in HolQeD 2:4 p. 18. " 'To win' a competition is
>to {Qap}. (If it's a decisive or particularly gratifying victory, they'd
>say {Qapchu'}, even though that's a bit redundant.) In TKD, {Qap} is
>translated as 'succeed, work, function.' To a Klingon, to win is to
>function perfectly. The opposite notion, 'lose,' is commonly {luj}, also
>meaning 'fail.' "
Cultural notes:
"This is war, a game we Klingons play to win." (Kor in TOS "Errand of Mercy")
Related verbs:
{chargh} "be victorious"; {yay chav} "achieve victory"; {ghatlh} "dominate"
Related nouns:
{yay} "victory"
>Homonyms:
> Qap (verb) - work, function, succeed, operate, be in operation
Used in canon:
maQapmeH maHIv
In order to succeed, we attack. TKW
bIQapqu'meH tar DaSop 'e' DatIvnIS
To really succeed, you must enjoy eating poison. TKW
'oy'be'lu'chugh Qapbe'lu'
No pain, no gain. TKW
wa' Dol nIvDaq matay'DI' maQap
We succeed together in a greater whole. TKW
Qapqu' wovmoHbogh janHommey!
It even has working lights! (Hallmark)
QaptaHvIS So'wI' QaplaHbe' nuHmey
weapons cannot be discharged while the cloak is in operation S33
jabbI'ID pup: Qapchu'meH 'aqroS chuq: cha' vI' chorgh loghqammey
High Resolution - Maximum Effective Range - 3.5 Light Years. KBoP
N.B. Don't confuse {Qap} "work, function, operate/be in operation" with
{vum} "work, toil".
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons