tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Oct 18 07:53:00 2007
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Re: Klingon WOTD: rop (verb)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Thursday, October 18, 2007.
>
>Klingon word: rop
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: be sick, ill
Used in canon:
rop
He/she is sick. STC:KLS
jIroplaw'
I feel sick. CK
ropchoHbe' tlhInganpu'
Klingons do not get sick. TKW
tlhIngan yoH pIv verengan yoH rop
The Klingon is braver than the Ferengi (slang) KGT
Related verbs:
{pIvHa'} "be unhealthy"
bIpIvHa'law'
You look terrible (You seem unhealthy). TKD
Cf. also {ngej} "infect", {vor} "cure", {'uH} "have a hangover" and {wuQ}
"have a headache".
>Antonyms: pIv "be healthy"
Used in canon:
tlhIngan yoH pIv verengan yoH rop
The Klingon is braver than the Ferengi (slang) KGT
yIpIv
Be healthy! (personal communication with G. Proechel)
[Okrand sent Glen Proechel a "get well" letter when he was hospitalized for
heart and kidney failure. "I don't know that this makes that phrase the
'official' way to wish someone health in Klingon, but it is consistent with
the idea that sickness is considered a weakness and a Klingon needs to be
ordered to stay healthy." (Proechel, 3/98)]
>Homonyms:
> rop (noun) - disease
Never used in canon.
Related nouns:
{ropyaH} "infirmary" and {poq} "indigestion".
Cultural notes:
"Unlike most speakers of English, who begin conversations with greetings,
inquiries about the state of health of the conversants, and remarks about
the weather, Klingons tend to begin conversations by simply stating the
main points." (TKD 10)
Trek notes:
N.B. in Trek specific diseases are frequently called "syndromes".
*rop'ngor* is a disease that sometimes affects Klingon children, somewhat
akin to Terran measles (TNG "Up the Long Ladder")
All the Klingons from Kohlar's ship were carrying a dormant disease which
will eventually become active and kill them. Kohlar says, "It is the
Nehret". The disease is contagious, but only for Klingons. Both B'Elanna
and her baby became infected, but the Doctor managed to cure
everyone. (VOY "Prophecy")
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons