[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: tob

[Steven Boozer]

Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, February 04, 2019

Klingon word: tob
Part of speech: verb
Definition: prove
Source: ADD
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logh veQDaq bachchugh, yoH 'e' toblaHbe' SuvwI' 
Shooting space garbage is no test of a warrior's mettle. (ST5 notes [line replaced])

SuvwI' qa' patlh veb chavlaHmeH tlhIngan lo'chu' chaH. toDujDaj toblu' 
[They] use the devices [painstiks] to inflict pain in a manner which will allow the 
Klingon to attain a higher state of spirituality as a warrior, proving his mettle. S32

(KGT 69):  One accepts a challenge ({qab 'ang} [literally, "shows face"]) in order to prove one's honor ({quv tob} [literally, "test honor conclusively") in a duel. 

TREK TRIVIA:
  "You look for the battles in the wrong place. The true test of a warrior is not without - it is within." (Worf to Korris, TNG "Heart of Glory")

SEE ALSO:
Daj 		test inconclusively (v)
chov 		assess, evaluate, test (v)
waH 		try out, test, use experimentally (v)
'ol 		verify (v)
woq 		confirm (v)

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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons