[tlhIngan Hol] War related expressions

[mayqel qunenoS]

DevID:
> {noH QapmeH wo' Qaw'lu'chugh yay chavbe'lu' 'ej wo'
> choqmeH may' DoHlu'chugh lujbe'lu'.}

the {noH QapmeH} is indeed pretty straightforward for "to win a war", but
does the {lujbe'lu'} mean that we can say {noH lujlu'} for {someone lost
the war} ?

also, are the {noH Suv} and {noH ghob} acceptable, for "to fight a war" ?

qunnoH jan puqloD
ghoghwIj HablI'vo' vIngeHta'

On 30 Dec 2016 2:26 pm, "De'vID" <de.vid.jonpin at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Dec 30, 2016 12:52, "mayqel qunenoS" <mihkoun at gmail.com> wrote:
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> recently, we said that we can write {may' Suv} and {may' ghob} for "to
> fight a battle".
>
> two questions:
>
> if we want to say "fight a war", are the {noH Suv} and {noH ghob}
> acceptable ?
>
> and how do we say "win a war/battle" and "lose a war/battle" ?
>
>
> {noH QapmeH wo' Qaw'lu'chugh yay chavbe'lu' 'ej wo' choqmeH may'
> DoHlu'chugh lujbe'lu'.}
> "Destroying an empire to win a war is no victory, and ending a battle to
> save an empire is no defeat." -- TKW p.211
>
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> De'vID
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