tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jun 02 08:56:20 2008
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Re: Klingon WOTD: law' (verb)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Monday, June 2, 2008.
>
>Klingon word: law'
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: be many, numerous
Used in canon:
Dujmey law' DachIjpu'
You have navigated many ships. (i.e. "You are experienced.") KGT
tlhIngan Dujmey law'qu' SommeyDaq batlh cha'lu'
[It] has been emblazoned upon the hulls of countless Klingon starships. SP1
HoS law'qu' luch law'qu' je lo' Duj nuH pat Hub pat je
A huge amount of the ship's power and technology is devoted to its
weapons grid and defensive systems. SP3
DujvamDaq tlhIngan nuH tu'lu'bogh pov law' Hoch pov puS 'ej DujvamDaq 'op
SuvwI' tu'lu'bogh po' law' tlhIngan yo' SuvwI' law' po' puS
It [IKV Pagh] has the best weapons and some of the finest warriors in the
Klingon fleet. S7
chIch vay' 'oy'moHmeH 'oy'naQ 'ul law' tlhuD 'oH
Painstiks... emit a highly-charged shock for the express purpose of
inflicting pain. S32
HoS law'qu' natlhmo' So'wI'
Due to the tremendous energy drain of a cloaking device... S33
cha' choQmey naQ tu'lu' 'ej tep choQ bIngDaq lo' law' bID choQ tu'lu'
2 Full Decks and a Half Utility Deck under the Cargo Deck. KBoP
lo' law' lojmIt
utility hatch (KBoP)
[Time is short, so I'll let someone else supply the many examples of the A
Q {law'} B Q {puS} ("A is Q-er than B") formula and its variants.]
Discussed by Okrand:
HQ 8.3: Sometimes, the word {law'qu'} "be very many" ... is translated "be
too many." If the context is clear, this is acceptable, but if it important
to stress the idea of "overly many, overly much, more than there ought to
be," {tlhoy} or {'Iq} is usually employed.
KGT 124: The similar idiom {qabDu' law'} ("many faces") may be used to
refer to a group participating in a single activity. Thus, a brawl may be
described by saying {Suv qabDu' law'} ("Many faces fight").
Related verbs:
Antonyms: {puS} "be few" & {yapbe'} "not be enough".
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons