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

[Steven Boozer]

> Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, March 27, 2015
> 
> Klingon word: Hub
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: defense

KGT 48:  Common militaristic acts also have associated terminology, both verbs ({DoHmoH}, drive back; {Hub}, defend; {yot}, invade; {weH}, raid; ... {HIv}, attack, assault; {Sev}, contain; {HeD}, retreat, withdraw) and nouns ({yot}, invasion, raid, incursion; {Hub}, defense).

Hub pat  defensive system(s) (n)

  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

  'entepray' Hub patmey luchu'be'lu'pu'
   Enterprise defense systems are down. (ST5 notes)

  'entepray' Hub patmey luchu'be' 
  [They didn't activate Enterprise's defense systems] (ST5 DVD,
   extra "making of" feature)

Trek Trivia:

The *Yan-Isleth* - {yan 'ISletlh} - or "Brotherhood of the Sword", is an elite Klingon division charged with protecting the chancellor, whom they guard at all times; i.e. it's his personal security force. (DS9 "Apocalypse Rising")

SEE ALSO:
Hung 		security (n)

Hubbeq  	defense force 
 - tlhIngan Hubbeq 	
   The Klingon Defense Force

Hub		defend (v)
 - batlh tlhIngan Segh yIHub 
   Defend the Klingon race with honor. (ST5 notes)
 - DujDaj HubtaHvIS Hegh 'e' tul Hoch tlhIngan 
   To die defending his ship is the hope of every Klingon. TKW

HubneS  	honor-defend (v) 


--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons