[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: DaHjaj

[Steven Boozer]

> Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, October 31, 2011
> 
> Klingon word: DaHjaj
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: today

As used in canon:

DaHjaj nom Soppu' 
Today they ate quickly. TKD 

DaHjaj jI'oj 
Today I am thirsty. CK

DaHjaj SuvwI' SoH 
Today you are a warrior. PK 

DaHjaj SuvwI''e' jIH 
Today I am a warrior. TKW 

DaHjaj matlh jupna' pIpong 
Today we name you a true friend of Maltz. FMC

DaHjaj romuluSngan vIHoHpu' 
Today I killed a Romulan. (st.k 6/1997)

nI' DaHjaj 
Today is long. (st.k 6/1997)

st.k 6/1997: {DaHjaj} also behaves as a noun (as opposed to an adverbial element) in such noun-noun constructions as {DaHjaj gheD} "today prey" or "today's prey", a term often heard in Klingon restaurants with a meaning comparable to "catch of the day". 

Examples of timestamps from Okrand's st.k post are:

DaHjaj DungluQ  this noon, today at noon
DaHjaj pemjep   this midday, today in the middle of the day
DaHjaj po       this morning
DaHjaj pem      today's daytime
DaHjaj pov      this afternoon
DaHjaj ram      tonight
DaHjaj ramjep   this midnight, tonight at midnight

A common synonym is {jajvam}, best known from:

Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam 
It is a good day to die. TKW
(or "Today is a good day to die.")


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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons