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

Steven Boozer sboozer at uchicago.edu
Mon Aug 13 07:20:16 PDT 2012


> Klingon word:   Dev
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition:     lead, guide

Used in canon:
 
  qaDev 
  I lead you. KLS

  wo' DevtaHjaj ghawran 
  May Gowron continue to lead the empire. KGT

  wo' ghawran DevtaHjaj 
  May Gowron continue to lead the Empire (toast) KGT

  juDev 'ej Dujvam ra'wI' DagheS 'e' vItlhob 
  I ask you to lead us as commander of this ship.
  ("I request that you lead us and that you assume the
    duties of commander of this ship.") KGT

Derived nouns and noun phrases:

DevwI'		leader
DevmeH paq  	[guidebook, handbook] 
 - SuvwI' DevmeH paq 
   A Warrior's Guide. TKW

Related verbs:

Dor 		escort
ra' 		order, command


--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons



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