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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] qa'vam?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rohan Fenwick)
Tue Nov 10 00:02:53 2015
From: Rohan Fenwick <qeslagh@hotmail.com>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2015 15:02:25 +1000
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ghItlhpu' naHQun=2C jatlh:
> How would y'all use {qa'vam}?> Can I use it as a time stamp?
Ooo. That's a fascinating question. My first instinct says no=2C but then i=
t makes me think of those times where I've seen {bI'reS} used as a time sta=
mp roughly equivalent to "at first"=2C and though we have no canon for it=
=2C I do like that usage. Similarly=2C if {qa'vam} appears in the right pla=
ce syntactically=2C I guess there's no reason it couldn't be interpreted as=
"in the beginning" (in the biblical sense) or "at the birth of the univers=
e". I don't know how many contexts you could use it in - it's a pretty narr=
ow meaning - but by the same token=2C {qaStaHvIS qa'vam} doesn't sound quit=
e right to me either.
I suppose it depends how long you want to draw your bow. It's questionable =
but interesting.
QeS 'utlh
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<body class=3D'hmmessage'><div dir=3D'ltr'>ghItlhpu' naHQun=2C jatlh:<br>&g=
t=3B How would y'all use {qa'vam}?<div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>>=3B Can I u=
se it as a time stamp?<br><br>Ooo. That's a fascinating question. My first =
instinct says no=2C but then it makes me think of those times where I've se=
en {bI'reS} used as a time stamp roughly equivalent to "at first"=2C and th=
ough we have no canon for it=2C I do like that usage. Similarly=2C if {qa'v=
am} appears in the right place syntactically=2C I guess there's no reason i=
t couldn't be interpreted as "in the beginning" (in the biblical sense) or =
"at the birth of the universe". I don't know how many contexts you could us=
e it in - it's a pretty narrow meaning - but by the same token=2C {qaStaHvI=
S qa'vam} doesn't sound quite right to me either.<br><br>I suppose it depen=
ds how long you want to draw your bow. It's questionable but interesting.<b=
r><br>QeS 'utlh<br></div></div></div> </div></body>
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