[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: betleH 'obe'

[Steven Boozer]

Klingon word: 	betleH 'obe'
Part of speech: 	noun
Definition: 	Order of the *Bat'leth*
Source: 
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may' DaQap, vaj betleH 'obe' Damuv 'e' Daqotlh 
Win battle and earn entrance into the Order of the Bat'leth. (MKE)

(KGT 182; cf. DS9 "Apocalypse Rising"):  One type of occasion on which ritualized speech is heard is the induction ceremony or initiation rite ({muvtay}). For example, in the ceremony to induct new members into the Order of the Bat'leth ({betleH 'obe'}), the highest honor that the government bestows on a Klingon, the presiding official, usually the leader of the Klingon High Council, first reads a name from the {naD tetlh} (Commendation List), always calling out the inductee's name in the most formal way (given name plus father's name, such as {tI'vIS barot puqloD} [T'vis, son of Barot]). The inductee approaches, and the official says -- with no variation -- {pInaDqu' tuqlIj wInaDqu' je} (Glory to you and your house; literally, "We praise you highly; we also praise your house highly").

PUN:
  O.B.E. (Order of the British Empire, the well-known non-military honor awarded to those the Crown recognizes for their outstanding citizenship)

SEE:
'obe'  		order, group officially recognized by government (n)

lIr 'obe'  	Order of the Owl (KLI)
  "In recognition of the efforts in bringing the Duolingo Klingon course into the world, and for the continuing support of this program, the KLI hereby calls into existence the Order of the Owl ({lIr 'obe'}) and proclaims Felix Malmenbeck, Philip Newton, and Jeremy Cowan to be members, to receive special medals indicating their status as well as a formal certificate to that effect." (Laurence Schoen, 7/26/2018)

[ Why a {lIr}?  Is that the trademark/symbol of the DuoLingo's publisher? ]

matlh 'obe'  	Order of Maltz (KLI)
  [IIRC Marc Okrand himself takes requests for new vocabulary from new inductees.]

Sech qengwI' 'obe'  	Order of the Torchbearer (KLI)
  "In recognition of the work in providing proper tlhIngan Hol to CBS's "Star Trek: Discovery" and thereby exposing a vast audience to the sounds and grammatical patterns of the Klingon language, the KLI hereby calls into existence the Order of the Torchbearer ({Sech qengwI' 'obe'}) and proclaims Robyn Stewart, Alan Anderson, and Lieven Litaer to be members, to receive special medals indicating their status as well as a formal certificate to that effect." (Laurence Schoen, 7/26/2018)

SEE ALSO:
boq 		alliance, bloc, coalition (n)
Degh 		medal (n)
Qoyje' 		certificate (n)

Sugh 		install (in office) (v)
cho' 		succeed [to authority] (v)
gheS 		assume duties of, take on responsibilities (v)

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Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
    Please contribute relevant vocabulary or notes from the last 
    year or two. I’ve fallen woefully behind in updating my files.