tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Feb 19 07:16:49 2013
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: beq
> Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, February 19, 2013
>
> Klingon word: beq
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: crew; crewman
Qo'noSDaq paw cha' DIvI' beq
Two Federation crewmen arrive on Kronos. PK
beq may' ta vIlajpu'
I have accepted the crew's record of battle. KGT
quv lughaj Archer HoD beqDaj je.
Captain Archer and his crew are honorable people. (ENT "The Augments")
KGT 50: The word {mang} is used when the warrior under discussion is described in terms of his membership in a fighting unit (for example, as a crew member on an attack cruiser) ... The usual plural form of {mang} is a different word altogether: {negh} (warriors, soldiers). The word {mangpu'} is seldom used, but it is not ungrammatical. It carries with it the notion that there are individuals (more than one {mang}) making up the group; negh focuses on the group as a unit. ... Warriors are grouped according to the ships upon which they serve. A ship's full complement of personnel, crew plus officers, is called a {wey}, perhaps best translated as company ... An individual crew member is a {beq}. ({QaS} [troops] applies to nonofficers whether or not assigned to a ship.)
KGT 151: a doctor is always part of a ship's crew ...
KGT 53: Among the troops ({QaS}), the highest-ranking are given the title {bu'}, traditionally translated as sergeant, while the next highest have the title {Da'} (corporal). No specific titles are used for anyone of lower rank.
However, Alexander reported to the Rotarran's first officer Worf by stating, "*Bekk* Alexander Rozhenko, reporting as ordered." (DS9 "Sons and Daughters") and R.A. DeCandido used it in his 2001 novel "Diplomatic Implausibility"; cf. his glossary:
*bekk*. A rank given to enlisted personnel in the Defense Force. (KRAD:DI)
"Promotion due to the death of a crewmate is commonplace on Klingon ships. (Worf to Troi, TNG "the Most Toys")
Related words:
Hubbeq defense force
tlhIngan Hubbeq the Klingon Defense Force
pu'beq phaser crew
- "{pu'beq} (phaser crew, the crew members responsible for the operation of the weapons)" (KGT 56)
beq pa'mey non-commissioned crew quarters
wey company [military unit]
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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