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

[Steven Boozer]

mayql qunenoS wrote:
>> DIvI'chaj Degh yIlegh ! targhvaD jatlhpu' vIghro' la'. reH lIghIjchoH
>>   Deghvam !
>> look at our federation insiginia ! said the cat commander for the
>> []  dogs. this symbol will make scared you forever !
 
SuStel:
> I would leave off the {-choH}. It's not forever starting to scare them,
> and the idea of starting isn't really important here (according to your
> English translation). Just say {reH lIghIjchoH Deghvam}.
>
> You might even consider adding a {-jaj} to the sentence, though it's not
> essential.

{ghIj} "scare" - not "be scared" - in canon:
 
  jaghpu'lI' DaghIjjaj 
  May you scare your enemies! PK

  jaghmeylI' DaghIjjaj, qetjaj jaghmeylI' 
  May you scare your enemies, may your enemies run. TKW

[N.B. (TKD 23f):  This suffix [{-mey}] ... can also be used with nouns referring to beings capable of using language (those nouns which take {-pu'}). When it is so used, it adds a notion of "scattered all about" to the meaning. Compare: {puq} "child", {puqpu'} "children", {puqmey} "children all over the place".]

  qo'mey Sar charghtaHvIS chaH Dat tlhIngan may'Duj luleghDI' neH qIb
    nganpu' buQpu' may'Duj 'ej ghIjpu' 'oH.  nIteb ghIjpu' je Deghvam 
  this symbol grew to become as feared throughout the galaxy as the
    menacing profiles of their battlecruisers. (SkyBox SP1)

  vay' DaghIjlaHchugh bIHoSghaj 
  Fear is power. TKW

["The meaning of this saying, of course, is that one who has the ability to instill fear can exert control over those who are afraid; there is more to power than physical force." (TKW 109)] 

  not qoHpu''e' neH ghIjlu' 
  Only fools have no fear. TKW

  jIDoghqu' vIghIjlu'mo' 'ej bortaS vIneHmo' jIleghlaHbe' 'ach chovuvtaH 
  What a fool I have been, blinded by fear and spite, and still you find
   me worthy. PB

Other options are {Haj} "dread" and {lIm} "panic" - although I don't know if Okrand has ever used either in sentences.  (Anything in the paq'batlh?)


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