On Fri, Mar 8, 2019 at 3:17 PM Will Martin <willmartin2@mac.com> wrote:
{rIn} , pronounced “reen” was used to mark the end of communication via radio in one of the movies.
For those playing along at home, it was used that way in the Morskan listening post scene in ST6.
{rIntaH} was used in ST3 in the line {qa’vam De’ vIje’ rIntaH} spoken by valQIS. I think this is the only time in canon that it has been used
No longer! It's used twice in the paq'batlh. *ghIq Qo'noSDaq Qap rIntaH 'e' Sov qeylIS qotar lIjbe'* *Then, the time came when Kahless saw That his work on Kronos was done, He did not forget Kotar.* (Canto *tlheDrup qeylIS*, book *paq'QIH*, I don't have page or line numbers at the moment) *porgh HoH wa' 'etlh qa' tlhabmoH wa' 'etlh tlhIngan choHlu' rIntaH* *One blade to extinguish the physical life, One blade for freeing the soul, The Klingon's transition was complete.* (Canto *qeylIS Heghbat*, book *paq'QIH*) In the second example, the verb doesn't even have an explicit subject, sentient or otherwise, just a *-lu'*.