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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: ngaQHa'moHwI'
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Wed Jun 28 12:12:38 2017
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From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
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Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 16:12:34 +0000
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> Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, June 28, 2017
>
> Klingon word: ngaQHa'moHwI'
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: key
> Source: TalkNow!
Never used in a sentence.
ngaQ be locked/sealed/secured/fastened (v)
ngaQ lojmIt
The door is locked. {TKW)
ngaQmoH secure [something]
yIngaQmoH
Secure him! (i.e. strap a prisoner in a chair; ENT "Affliction")
*{ngaQHa'} "unlock, unseal, etc." is implied but not attested although {ngaQHa'moH} "unlock [something]" appears once in the paq'batlh:
qorDu'Daj lon lojmIt ngaQHa'moH
He leaves his kin, unlocks the gates (PB)
(TKW 186): The phrase {ngaQ lojmIt} ... is also sometimes heard in reference to a situation with an inevitable, unavoidable outcome.
(TKW 108): This phrase has two meanings: (1) "The situation has an unavoidable outcome"; (2) "The plan or commitment is firm and cannot be changed." A door ({lojmIt}, though this word may also be translated as "gate") is a symbol of escape, so a door that is locked ({ngaQ}) means there is no escape or no way out.
SEE ALSO:
poS be open/opened (v)
poSmoH open [something] (v)
SoQ be closed/shut (v)
SoQmoH close/shut [something] (v)
waQ obstruct (v)
Huv be clear/not obstructed (v)
naw' access (v)
--
Voragh
tlhIngan ghantoH pIn'a'
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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