On Thu, 4 Mar 2021 at 22:48, SuStel <sustel@trimboli.name> wrote:

On 3/4/2021 4:35 PM, Will Martin wrote:
To be honest, I think the more interesting question is whether {pagh} is singular or plural.
It's singular.

pa'vo' pagh leghlu' The room has no view. (CK)
If pagh were plural, the verb would be luleghlu'.

SaqSubDaq pagh Qoylu' In the Saq'sub all is quiet (paq'batlh)
Not luQoylu'.

SanDaj SaH pagh [And] no one cared about its fate. (paq'batlh)
SanDaj is definitely singular here (the earth's [ground's] fate), and it isn't luSaH.

qeylIS lIjlaHbogh pagh Kahless the unforgettable (paq'batlh)
Not lulIjlaHbogh.

These examples are of the noun {pagh} meaning "nothing, none" and not of the number {pagh} meaning "zero", which is what he's asking about. I think you're right that they're the same word and have the same grammar with regards to its plurality. But it's also possible that it works differently as a number when used for counting.

The only instance I can think of where the number {pagh} precedes a noun to count it is {Dal pagh jagh}, but the prefix doesn't tell us whether {pagh jagh} is singular or plural.

De'vID