If one requires a noun to describe a fear, one could also combine -vIp and -ghach. {QalvIpghach} = fear of swimming {puvvIpghach} = fear of flying {HeghvIpghach} = fear of dying {'eSvIpghach] = fear of being high up Perhaps you could throw in a -qu' or -chu' to make it a serious or paralyzing phobia? Or just slap on an -'a' after -ghach. To express fear of a certain object or animal of the like, one could use a verb like {bam}, {DIgh}, {ta'} or the like, or something more specific. {mIl'oD bamvIpghach} = fear of facing sabre-bears {nentay DIghvIpghach} = fear of undertaking the Rite of Ascension {qagh SopvIpghach} = fear of eating gagh //loghaD ________________________________________ From: tlhIngan-Hol <tlhingan-hol-bounces@lists.kli.org> on behalf of Lieven L. Litaer <levinius@gmx.de> Sent: Friday, February 2, 2018 10:43 To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org Subject: [tlhIngan Hol] Maltz about fear For the little verse I posted before this message, I asked Marc Okrand if there is a noun for "fear". As expected, he definitely confirmed there is not, because Maltz is a tough guy who does not know fear. Of course he is. :-) He also provided some nice way to translate the phrases. These are always nice to have as additional canon examples. ----begin quote-------------------------------------- Maltz says he knows no word for "fear." Maltz is one tough dude. He thinks using {ghIj} can work, however. "You will encounter fear tomorrow" might be {wa'leS DughIj vay'} or {wa'leS DaghIjlu'} ("Tomorrow somebody will scare you," "Tomorrow you'll be scared") "How do I recognize fear?" might be something like {vIghIjlu' chay' 'e' vISov?} ("How do/will I know that I'm scared?") "fear speaks very loud" can be recast using similar but different imagery: {DaghIjlu'chugh bItIwqu'} "If you're scared, you'll react really emotionally" {DaghIjlu' 'e' DabuSHa'laHbe'} "You can't ignore that you're scared" {DaghIjlu'chugh chuSqu' QIn} "If you're scared, the message is really noisy" (or {DaghIjlu'DI'…} "When you're scared…") {DaghIjlu'chugh jachqu' maQ} "If you're scared, the sign/omen yells (loudly)" (or {DaghIjlu'DI'…} "When you're scared…") {DaghIjlu'chugh ghumqu'lu'} "If you're scared, the alarm is really sounded" (or {DaghIjlu'DI'…} "When you're scared…") or {…ghumlu'bej} "…the alarm is certainly sounded" or {…ghumlu'chu'} "…the alarm is sounded perfectly" These are only ideas; there are certainly other ways to do this. ----end quote---------------------------------------- Okrand added that if you find something absolutely wrong, don't accept it as a new rule. Typos are always possible. -- Lieven L. Litaer aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany" http://www.klingonisch.de http://www.klingonwiki.net/En/MarcOkrand _______________________________________________ tlhIngan-Hol mailing list tlhIngan-Hol@lists.kli.org http://lists.kli.org/listinfo.cgi/tlhingan-hol-kli.org