[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: mI'rab

[nIqolay Q]

"Mihrab" is the name for a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the
direction to Mecca, but that idea doesn't seem to inherently or obviously
have anything to do with spirals. There's no star named "Mirab" or anything
similar.

There's a more direct Star Trek connection that seems promising. In the
language of the Tamarians, "Mirab, with sails unfurled" is used as a
command to depart or to set engines to full power. I'm still not sure how
that relates to spirals, though. Shaka, when the walls fell.

On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 10:05 AM, SuStel <sustel at trimboli.name> wrote:

> On 9/5/2017 9:23 AM, Steven Boozer wrote:
>
>> Klingon word: mI'rab
>> Part of speech: noun
>> Definition: spiral
>> Source: qep'a' 24 [2017]
>> _______________________________________________
>>
>> AFAIK never used in a sentence.
>>
>
> I feel like there's a pun here involving an Arabic name for a "spiral"
> galaxy, or one visible in or near a constellation or star with an Arabic
> name. My astronomy is not good enough for me to figure out what it is,
> though.
>
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