tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Sep 25 16:16:06 2012
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: nej
paq'batlh contains one use of {nej} which I find particularly interesting:
yor nej qeylIS mIn
"Kahless looks up"
[paq'batlh, paq'raD, Canto 18, Stanza 6]
Others are the one you mentions, as well as the following (// marks a line break):
chalDaq DapawmeH // wutlhDaq bInejnIS
"To reach the heavens, // You must seek underground,"
[paq'batlh, paq'yav, Canto 10, Stanza 7]
Daq HopHa’Daq // qa’chaj nejlI’ // qotar qempa’QeH je
"Not far away, // Kotar and his Qempa'keh, // Are in search for their souls."
[paq'batlh, paq'raD, Canto 9, Stanza 1]
[[Re: Qempa'QeH - For those who do not recognize this term, these are described thusly in the book:
"The Qempa'keh (Qempa'QeH) are the enraged (QeH) ancestral spirits (qempa') populating Gre'thor."
Don't know if Okrand approved this footnote, but it seems safe to assume that he approved the word.
It's always spelled with a capital Q at the beginning, by the way; uncertain if that's a mistake or not.]]
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From: Steven Boozer [[email protected]]
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Subject: Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: nej
> Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, September 24, 2012
>
> Klingon word: nej
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition: look for, seek, search for
qanej
I look for you. KLS
vInejqa'
I am resuming the search.
I am searching for him/her again. TKD
jagh luHoHmeH jagh lunejtaH
They are searching for the enemy in order to kill him. TKD
'avwI' nejDI' narghta'bogh qama' reH 'avwI' Sambej
When an escaped prisoner looks for a guard, he always finds one. TKW
Qo'noSDaq boqwI'mey nejmeH je leng qeylIS 'ej chaHvaD lut ja'
Kahless also went out to search For allies across Kronos, And told them his tale. [PB, paq'raD, Canto 7, Stanza 8]
Related words:
bej watch, (v)
tu' discover, find, observe (v)
legh see (v)
nuD examine (v)
ghoch track, track down (v)
Sam locate, seek and find (v)
wam hunt (v)
nejwI' probe (n)
Cultural notes:
"Klingons don't allow themselves to be probed." (Worf, TNG "Violations")
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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