[tlhIngan Hol] Opposite of HochHom?

[Aurélie Demonchaux]

I'm wondering, wouldn't <pagh’a’> convey "absolutely nothing / absolute
nothingness"?

>From what I understand while checking the TKD,it looks like the -'a' suffix
intensifies the meaning of the noun it is attached to, and "-Hom" reduces
the intensity of the meaning.

Thus, to express "a little nothing / almost nothing / very little", perhaps
<paghHom> is the way to go ?



2017-08-15 9:55 GMT+02:00 Anthony Appleyard <a.appleyard at btinternet.com>:

> The word HochHom is well known'
>
> HochHom may mean:-
> - N:[most|greater_part]=
> - N:all NS1:diminutive
>
> i.e. "small all".
>
> Is there any chance for what seems to me to be a logical opposite to it?:-
>
> pagh'a'
>
> pagh'a' may mean:-
> - N:nothing NS1:augmentative
> - N:no_one= NS1:augmentative
> - I:0 VS9:interrogative
> - I:0 NS1:augmentative
>
> I was tempted to suggest it to ask Marc Okrand about using pagh'a' as "big
> nothing", i.e. "next to nothing", "very little", "not enough to be of use".
>
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