[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: nav vaH

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qawHaqDaq qalchoHlaw' De' ghItlhlu'bogh 'ach navDaq qalchoHbe'ba' De'
ghItlhlu'bogh.
data which someone writes at memory banks are apparently able to
become corrupt, but data which someone writes on paper obviously
can't.

nav vaHDaq QIn luqatpu'DI', De' lungaQchoHmoHmeH nav vaHDaq weQ lutet.
as soon as they encased the message within the envelope, they melted
on it candle in order to secure the information.

muHoH neHmo', nav vaHDaq tar ngaSbogh nav'e' vevta'.
because he wanted to kill me, he inserted in the envelope a paper
which contained poison.

tlhoghlIj DataHHa' DaneHbejchugh vaj be'vaD meq Daja'nISbej ; be'vaD
QIn ngaSbogh nav vaH'e' DangeHbe' neH.
if you really want to discontinue your marriage, then you definitely
need to tell the reason to your wife ; don't just send her a message
in an envelope.

qen, baS nav vaH rurlaHbogh tojwI''e' lutu'pu' nochmaj.
recently, our sensors discovered a decepticon who is able to resemble
a metal envelope.

meQchoHDI' weQ, nav vaHvam DangaQHa'moH vaj net chaw' ; lalDan chutvam
DalobHa'chugh vaj qaStaHvIS Soch vatlh DIS poH nIngojmoH maQmIgh.
when candles start to burn, then you are allowed to unlock this
envelope ; if you disobey this religious law, then for seven centuries
evil omens will make you restless.

pujmo' Hut'In, QeyHa'choH Sargh waq.
because the nail was weak, the horse shoe became loose.

QeyHa'choHmo' Sargh waq, Heghpu' Sargh.
because the horse shoe became loose, the horse died.

Heghpu'mo' Sargh, Heghpu' je lIghwI'.
because the horse died, the rider died too.

Heghpu'mo' lIghwI', QIn ngaSbogh nav vaH'e' Sambe'lu'.
because the rider died, the envelope which contained the message wasn't found.

QIn Sambe'lu'mo', Qap rIntaH jagh.
because the message wasn't found the enemy won.

Qapmo' rIntaH jagh, wo' Qaw'.
because the enemy won, he destroyed the empire.

mayqel mIv Hurgh qunnoq HoD
attack now while we still can, attack now or be slaves in their world



On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 5:17 PM, lojmIttI'wI'nuv
<lojmitti7wi7nuv at gmail.com> wrote:
> Okay, this is so close to another pun…
>
> A bill, a payment request, something you must pay, is a {ghogh’ot}.
>
> It’s also known as an “invoice”. {ghogh} = “voice”. So, how does {‘ot} =
> “in”? Is it “to” backwards? That’s not enough. Clearly something is going on
> here that I’m not getting.
>
> pItlh
> lojmIt tI'wI'nuv
>
>
>
> On Mar 24, 2016, at 10:59 AM, Steven Boozer <sboozer at uchicago.edu> wrote:
>
> SEE ALSO:> Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, March 24, 2016
>
>
> Klingon word: nav vaH
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: envelope (paper cover)
> Source: qepHom 2015 p.18
>
>
> Lieven wrote (10/29/2015):
>
> Lieven L. Litaer (LL): We all know the word {nav} from TKD, which
>   is simply labeled as "paper". In the Klingon Monopoly, it is
>   used in a phrase {Huch nav} meaning a bill, in the sense of
>   money. Can this word also be used for a "sheet of paper"?
>
> Marc Okrand (MO): Yes, that's also {nav}.
>
> [...]
>
> MO:  Here are some more words related to paper: a letter, that is
>   a message written on a sheet of paper and sent to someone is a
>   {nav QIn}. An envelope is called {nav vaH}. In context, {vaH}
>   by itself is enough. The word {vaH} can actually be used for
>   everything you put something inside of it. It's a cover for it.
>   A bill, a payment request, something you must pay, is a {ghogh'ot}.
>
>
> SEE ALSO:
> vaH   holster, sheath (n)
> Huch money (n)
> qav'ap   rent, sum/amount (of money) (n) (MKE)
> qat   wrap, encase (v) [i.e. to envelope (something)]
>
>
>
> --
> Voragh
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