[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: 'opleS
Steven Boozer
sboozer at uchicago.edu
Tue Sep 24 08:20:27 PDT 2019
Klingon word: 'opleS
Part of speech: noun
Definition: one day
Source: paq'batlh
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qeylIS loDnI'
'opleS chovan
tuqmaj vIDevmo'
qeylIS loDnI'
'opleS bIHaghbe'
'opleS 'opleS 'opleS
One day, brother Kahless,
You will bow before me
As leader of our house.
One day, brother Kahless,
You will not be laughing.
One day, one day, one day! (PB)
Non-Canon examples from Discovery:
Suto'vo'qor vIjaH 'ach 'opleS jIchegh 'e' vIlay'
["I go to StoVoKor, but I promise to come back one day."]
(untranslated inscription on sarcophagus plinth, DSC "The Vulcan Hello")
DaH Suto'vo'qor vIjaH 'ach 'opleS jIchegh 'e' vIlay'
["Now I go to StoVoKor, but I promise to come back one day."]
(untranslated motto on darsek coin, DSC "Will You Take My hand?")
SEE:
'op some, an unknown or unspecified quantity (n)
SEE ALSO:
tuch the future (as a whole) (n)
pa'logh past, the past (as a whole) (n)
'op pIq at some point in the future (qep'a' 2016)
'op ret at some point in the past (qep'a' 2016)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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