On Tue, 28 Jun 2016, 10:10 mayqel qunenoS, <mihkoun@gmail.com> wrote:
ghunchu'wI':
Is the {-vaD} supposed to be marking the target of the spike (I'd expect {-Daq}
I thought of using {-Daq}, but I didn't, since I remembered that {-Daq} is to be used only for physical locations. On the other hand "the ribs" are a physical location but since they are used metaphorically, I decided eventually to go with {-vaD}.
But they denote a physical location within the metaphor. {bIQ'a'Daq 'oHtaH 'etlh'e'} - the metaphorical sword is in the metaphorical ocean {may'Daq jaHDI' SuvwI' juppu'Daj lonbe'} - when a warrior goes to either a physical or a metaphorical battle, he doesn't abandon his/her friends The fact that you're speaking metaphorically about a thorn in ribs doesn't change the fact that you're speaking about a thorn located in ribs. -- De'vID