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

[Steven Boozer]

> Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, March 15, 2016
> 
> Klingon word: DIvI'
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: federation, organization

Not surprisingly, Klingons talk a great deal about the {DIvI'}:

  Qo'noSDaq paw cha' DIvI' beq 
  Two Federation crewmen arrive on Kronos. PK

  He chu' ghoS.  DIvI' neHmaH 
  New course. Federation neutral zone. ST3

  qa'vam jan SeH DIvI'. 
   [The Federation controls the Genesis Device.] (ST3 DVD case)

  vaj toDDujDaj ngeHbej DIvI' 
  That means the Federation will be sending a rescue ship of its own.
   (ST5 notes)

  reH DIvI' Duj vISuv vIneH 
  I've always wanted to engage a Federation ship. (ST5 notes)

  DIvI' Se' wI'IjtaHvIS DaH ngoqDe' wIHevta' 
  We've just received an encoded message on the Federation frequency.
   (ST5 notes)

  tera' vatlh DIS poH cha'maH loS bong QongmeH qItI'nga' Duj tI'ang
   ghompu' DIvI' 'ejDo' 'entepray' 
  A sleeper ship of this [K'Tinga] class, the T'Ong, was encountered
   in the 24th century by the USS Enterprise. S15

  DIvI' tamey ngo' 
  Federation Archives STC

  jagh HIvrup SuvwI' Haqpa' DIvI' qeSwI' 
  The warrior was prepared to attack the enemy until the Federation
   advisor intervened KGT

  SaS DIvI' HoD 
  The Federation captain is shallow.
   (slang: lit. "The Federation captain is horizontal"). KGT

  Qo'noS romuluS je boSuqlaH. vabDot tera' Qejbogh DIvI' ram boSuqlaH. 
  Kronos, Romulus and even the puny Federation's precious Earth, are
   all up for grabs. MKE

  Dujey DIvI' Duj 
  Lose battle to Federation ship. MKE

  DIvI' le'mISvo' bInargh. 
  Escape Federation blockade. MKE

  Dumer DIvI' QaS 'ej DuHIv, vaj bIwunchoH 'ej bIrIQchoH 
  Surprise attack by Federation leaves you unprotected and damaged. MKE

  DIvI' rojmab qep ghanglu' 'e' nIDlu', 'ach taH qep. 
  Despite efforts to halt them, peace talks with Federation continue. MKE

(HQ 4.4:11 "Groups"):  Some additional information has come to light regarding words relating to groups or assemblies. Among those words already well-known for different types of groups are: {boq} alliance (also bloc or coalition, though coalition is sometimes {boq ru'}, literally "temporary alliance"); {DIvI'} federation or organization (also association, league, union); {ghom} group or party (also band, in the nonmusical sense) ... (also {ghom'a'}) crowd. Add to this list: {tlhach} faction or sect.

(MO to Lieven Litaer, 10/24/2011):  [Maltz] said he did know a word {Qur} that might be related, though it was difficult to translate. The best he could come up with was structure or organization. He was quick to point out that this did not mean structure like a building is a structure, nor did it mean organization like an organization of people or even an organization of states. It means the way things fit together or the arrangement of the parts of something bigger.

RELATED WORDS/PHRASES:

DIvI' Hol  	Federation Standard

(MO to Lieven, 3/27/2012):  "Maltz said that for language names the construction "country + {Hol}" is most common (so he preferred {DoyIchlan Hol}). Of course, it doesn't have to be a "country." It could be a region or a political unit or alliance of another kind (which is why {DIvI' Hol} fits in). ... If one were to say {vulqangan Hol} ("Vulcan's language" or "Vulcans' language"), that could mean the same thing as {vulqan Hol}, so the speaker would generally not be misunderstood, but if at an intergalactic gathering a Vulcan were speaking Federation Standard, then {vulqangan Hol} for that Vulcan at that time and place would be {DIvI' Hol}. There is no such thing as *{qa'naDa' Hol}, but {qa'naDa'ngan Hol} might refer to {DIvI' Hol} or {vIraS Hol} (or Cree or Inuit or many other languages)." 

  DIvI' Hol Dajatlh'a' 
  Do you speak Federation Standard? CK

  DaH DIvI' Hol vIjatlhchoH.  'oy' HughwIj. 
   (Vincent Van Gerven Oei's speech at qepHom wa'maHDIch]

DIvI' 'ejDo'  	USS [Federation registry] (lit "Federation starship"):

  tera' vatlh DIS poH cha'maH loS bong QongmeH qItI'nga' Duj tI'ang
   ghompu' DIvI' 'ejDo' 'entepray' 
  A sleeper ship of this [K'Tinga] class, the T'Ong, was encountered
   in the 24th century by the USS Enterprise. S15

  DIvI' 'ejDo' 'entepray'Daq Dajollu' 
  Get beamed aboard the USS Enterprise. STX

DIvI'may'Duj  	Federation battle cruiser (n) TKD


SEE ALSO:
boq 			alliance (temporary?) (n)
tum 			agency (n)
yejHaD 		institute, institution (n)
yej'an		society (e.g. scholarly society) (n) 
yuQjIjDIvI' 	United Federation of Planets (n)
yuQjIjQa'		United Federation of Planets (n)
Qur 			structure, organization (n)
Qa' 		for political union [i.e. a permanent alliance?]


*Qa'  		[(political) union? (bound morpheme?)] (n)
 - yuQjIjQa' 	   		United Federation of Planets TKD
 - qarDaSQa' 	   		Cardassian Union MKE
 - 'amerI'qa' SepjIjQa'  	United States of America (TNK)
 - tuqjIjQa'  			United Kingdom (TNK)



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