[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: Qoj

[Steven Boozer]

Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Klingon word: Qoj
Part of speech: verb
Definition: make war
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yIQoj! 
Make war!   (KGT)

(KGT 47):  Similarly, there are several verbs for fight, battle, and the like. Most broadly, do battle or wage war--that is, actually engage in a conflict in which a number of combatants are involved--is {ghob}. The notion of make war in the general sense, referring to the idea of war and not a specific war, is {Qoj}. The verb for fight, whether in a war or a one-on-one confrontation, is {Suv}. In short, the nouns {veS} (war, warfare) and {vIq} (combat) and the verb {Qoj} (wage war) all are used to refer to the ideas of warfare, combat, and making war, while the nouns {noH} (war) and {may'} (battle) and the verbs {ghob} (make war, do battle) and {Suv} (fight) are used when referring to specific, concrete instances of war, battle, and fighting.

SEE ALSO:
vID 		be belligerent (v)
ghan 		be hectic, very active, lively (v)
roj 		make peace (v)

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Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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