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Re: Klingon WOTD: boQ (noun)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Wed Apr 2 10:26:46 2008
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:24:46 -0500
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From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
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>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Wednesday, April 2, 2008.
>
>Klingon word: boQ
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: aid, assistance
Never used in canon.
Related nouns:
{QaH} "help"
Cf. also {chetvI'} "spear-throwing aid"
>Homonyms:
> boQ (noun) - aide
Never used in canon.
Related nouns:
{boQDu'} "aide-de-camp"; {{cha'DIch} "aide (during a ceremonial challenge)"
> boQ (verb) - assist, aid
Used in canon:
HIboQ
Help me! [to a waitress] CK
Related verbs:
{qeS} "advise"; {QaH} "help, aid"
The difference between {boQ} and {QaH} is unclear. {QaH} in canon FYI:
QaH! nom QaH yIqem!
Help! Get help quickly! CK
ghoQaH
[Help us! (untranslated)] ST6
QaHqang
He/she is willing to help.
choQaHpu'neS
You, honored one, have helped me. KGT
choQaHpu'
You have helped me. KGT
muQaHpu'neS
He/she, whom I honor, has helped me. KGT
muQaHpu'
He/she has helped me. KGT
batlh muQaHpu'
He/she has helped me in an honored way. He/she has helped me with honor. KGT
batlh choQaHpu'
You have helped me in an honored way. You have helped me with honor. KGT
QaH yaS wa'DIch
The first officer helps. KGT
qaQaH
I help you. KLS
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
