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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: Qatlh
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Tue Nov 29 10:38:31 2011
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:38:17 -0600
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>> Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, November 24, 2011
>>
>> Klingon word: Qatlh
>> Part of speech: verb
>> Definition: be difficult TKD
As used in canon:
qIpmeH Qatlh'a'
Difficult to hit? ST5
[i.e. wIqIpmeH Qatlh'a' (ST5 Notes)]
Qatlhqu'
Most difficult. ST5
KGT 159: the verb suffix {-qu'}, which is used for emphasis (compare {Qatlh}, "difficult", and {Qatlhqu'}, "very difficult").
Cultural notes:
KGT 179: For example, among Klingons, a task that is difficult (Qatlh) is more highly valued than one that is easy (ngeD).
Related verbs:
Don't confuse with {let} "hard (as a rock)"
Antonyms: {nap} be simple & {ngeD} be easy
'anan naHQun:
> KGT adds
> be complex
>
> Ever used in canon?
Yep:
motlh ray' luSamlaHmeH De' Qatlh cha' tlhIngan Duj jIH'a'
The main viewer on a Klingon ship is usually overlaid with
a complex target acquisition grid. SP3
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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