[tlhIngan Hol] Is DIn the opposite of qa'rI' ?

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On Wed, 27 Mar 2019 at 17:36, mayqel qunen'oS <mihkoun at gmail.com> wrote:

> DIn (n) "open entryway (to corridor, tunnel, conduit, jeffries tube,
> branch of sewer)"
>
> qa'rI' (n) "end (of corridor, tunnel, conduit, jeffries tube, sewer,
> road, bridge, long field, etc)"
>
> Would you (yes *you*, you who are reading this), consider that DIn (n)
> is the opposite of qa'rI' (n) ?
>
> Because, seemingly/apparently, DIn (n) has to do *only* with enclosed
> spaces, whereas qa'rI' (n) refers to open spaces as well.
>

The discussion split off into another thread, but to bring it back: the
latest info answers your question.

On Thu, 11 Apr 2019 at 22:43, Lieven L. Litaer <levinius at gmx.de> wrote:

> I have received a clarification on this from Marc Okrand, and his answer
> even brought a new word:
>
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> What I was driving at is that a {qa'rI'} at or from which one can enter
> or exit is a {DIn}. There may or may not be a (closed or open) door or
> gate there, but if there is, that door or gate is a {lojmIt}. That is,
> there's no special word just because it's a {qa'rI'} door.
>
> (By the way, a doorframe or something similar — something constructed to
> hold a door or gate, whether the door/gate is there or not — is a
> {lIvqa'nan}.)
>
> I hope this helps rather than cause more confusion.
>
>   - Marc
>
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So they're not opposites. A {DIn} is a type of {qa'rI'}, namely, one at or
from which one can enter or exit.

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