[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: law'

[Steven Boozer]

> Klingon word:   law'
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition:     be many
 
Used in canon (I'll leave the law'/puS examples for someone else):

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 [IKC 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

qaStaHvIS rep law' Hargh (PB 137)

SaD law' 
thousands (PB 170f.)

ngIq tonSaw' lo' SaD law' San chenmoH qeylIS wej boghbogh nuvpu' San chenmoH 
In one single move, Kahless decided the fate Of thousands, and those to come.  (PB, paq'raD, canto 23?, p.?)

jorwI'mey ghaymo' qarDaSnganpu', Hegh SuvwI'pu'lI' law' 'ej rIQ SuvwI'pu'lI' law' 
Suffer major losses after Cardassian bombing campaign. MKE

yuQ SumDaq cha'puj law' Datu' 
Detect large sums of dilithium on nearby planet. MKE


HQ 8.3:  Sometimes, the word {law'qu'} "be very many" (formed from {law'} "be many" plus {-qu'}, the emphatic suffix) 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 words:

'Iq  	be too many,  be too much (v)
puS 		be few (v)
yapbe' 	not be enough (v)

tlhoy  	overly, to an excessive degree, excessively, too much (adv)


--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons