[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: jubbe' (verb)

Steven Boozer sboozer at uchicago.edu
Wed Aug 6 07:21:59 PDT 2025


Klingon word: jubbe'
Part of speech: verb
Definition: be mortal
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veqlargh ... Dutojta' ghotHom jubbe' Fek'lhr! ... 
You have been outwitted by a mere mortal!  (PB)

SEE:
jubbe'wI'  	mortal (person) (n)
  - lojmItDaj veghta'DI' jubbe'wI' yInqa'meH chegh 'e' botnIS qotar qeylIS HoHmeH qotar qeylIS SamnIS 
    Still, Kotar cannot let a mortal pass his gates and return alive, Kahless must be hunted down and killed. (PB)

jub  		be immortal (v)
  - ghob batlh je jub Hevjaj 
    Let endless battle and honor await them!  (PB)

CULTURAL NOTES:
(TKW 15):  Great accomplishments are commonly immortalized in song ... Because songs are repeated, the same way proverbs are repeated, they help to preserve tradition as well as to teach the young.

SEE ALSO:
Hegh 		die (v)
yIn 		live (v)

--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons




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