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

[Steven Boozer]

Klingon word: naj
Part of speech: verb
Definition: dream
Source: TKD
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bInajtaHvIS qeylIS Daghomjaj 
May you encounter Kahless in your dreams! PK

(Lieven < MO, 11/16/2014):  {naj} "dream" is a verb that can take as an object something that is being dreamt of.  So {qul naj} is "dream(s) about fire" or "dream(s) of fire." 

(KGT 119-20):  When going to sleep, Klingons generally have nothing in particular to express to one another. There are a few set phrases, however, that parents frequently say to their children, and the same expressions are commonly used by good friends, particularly on a night before a battle. One of these phrases is {yInajchu'} ("dream well"; literally, a command: "Dream perfectly!") ... The original full expressions, then, were {maj, ngaj ram} ("Good, the night is short"), suggesting that it would not be long before the next day's activities could begin, or {maj, nI' ram} ("Good, the night is long"), suggesting that there was ample opportunity for rejuvenation and meaningful dreaming.

SEE:
luvnup 		daydream (n)
Suchtuv 	dream, hallucination (n)
robwIl 		nightmare (n)

SEE ALSO:
Qong 		sleep (v)
vul 		be unconscious (v)
vulchoH 	faint (v)
jal 		imagine, envision (v)
'ergh 		hallucinate (v)
vong 		hypnotize (v)
rorgh 		be fantasy (v)
vem 		wake up, cease sleeping (v)

TREK NOTES:
"Good night, Alexander. Dream well." (K'mtar/Future Alexander, TNG "Firstborn")

As a child, Worf visited the lava caves of No'Mat, where he received a vision of the prophet Kahless the Unforgettable. (TNG "Rightful Heir")

"I too have sought visions in the fire." (Worf, TNG "Eye of the Beholder")

When Data started dreaming of his father, Worf told him "You are very fortunate" as this was a powerful vision. (TNG "Birthright I") 

LENARA:  I think Mr. Worf is less than enthusiastic about heading a research 
                    mission  It's not exactly what every Klingon dreams about.  
KIRA:        What do Klingons dream about?
WORF:     Things that would send cold chills down your spine and wake you 
	      in the middle of the night. It is better you do not know.
KIRA:        I can never tell when he's joking.  [DS9 "Rejoined"]