Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, January 11, 2023 Klingon word: magh Part of speech: verb Definition: betray _______________________________________________ ngoQvam luchavmeH ghawran maghpu' be'nI'pu' To this end, the sisters have acted against Gowron... in order to gain power. S26 mumaghpu' He/she has betrayed me. KGT wo' Damagh 'ej bIHegh Die betraying the Empire. MKE qorDu'wIj quvmo' jImaghpu' The reason of my betrayal was my family honor (PB) (KGT 147): This word [{bolwI'}] actually means "drooler" - that is, "one who drools". The nonslang word meaning traitor is {maghwI'} (literally, "one who betrays"). Probably because of the parallel formation of {bolwI'} and {maghwI'} (that is, verb plus {-wI'}), the verb {bol} (drool) is sometimes used to mean betray, as if it were equivalent to {magh}. In this usage, {bol}, like {magh}, may take an object; that is, the sentence may indicate who is betrayed: {mumaghpu'} ("He/she has betrayed me") or {mubolpu'} ("He/she has betrayed me"; literally, "He/she has drooled me"). SEE: maghwI' traitor (n) maghwI'na' definite traitor, without a doubt a traitor (KGT) N.B. Do not confuse with the noun {magh} "grass-like plant". SEE ALSO: cheH defect (v) choS desert (v) Daw' revolt (v) matlhHa' be disloyal (v) QuS conspire (v) 'ur commit treason (v) 'urmang treason (n) 'urwI' traitor (n) “Romulans – they’re so predictably treacherous.” (Weyoun, DS9 “Image in the Sand”) “Treason doth never prosper. What's the reason? Why, if it prospers, none dare call it treason.” (John Harrington [1561-1612], Epigrams, Book IV, Epistle 5) -- Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons Please contribute relevant vocabulary from recent qep’a’mey or qepHommey. I’ve fallen woefully behind in updating my files.