maj. thank you voragh ! perhaps lieven could ask 'oqranD at the coming qepHom.. qunnoH On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 10:32 PM, Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu> wrote:
Unfortunately we don’t know any details. It’s similar to the verb {Duv} “advance”, but AFAIK neither have been used or commented on by Okrand. Ditto for the noun {Ser} “progress”. None of these are mentioned in the list of “militaristic acts” in KGT so make of that what you will:
KGT 48: Common militaristic acts also have associated terminology, both verbs ({DoHmoH}, "drive back"; {Hub}, "defend"; {yot}, "invade"; {weH}, "raid" [same as {yot}, really, but with the added connotation of surprise or speed]; {HIv}, "attack, assault"; {Sev}, "contain"; {HeD}, "retreat, withdraw") and nouns ({yot}, "invasion, raid, incursion"; {Hub}, "defense"). The noun {tuH} refers to a military maneuver of any kind.
OTOH the idea of advancing/progressing socially, anthropologically or technically is a fairly common one in Trek. The writers even came up with something called the “Richter scale” of culture (or is that a real thing?). e.g.
Sigma Draconis III rated B on the industrial scale and 3 on the technology scale (equivalent to Earth year 1485), Sigma Draconis IV had an industrial rating of G (ca. Earth year 2030), and Sigma Draconis VI was a very primitive glaciated world, a prime example of a "retrograde civilization". (TOS "Spock's Brain")
Organia's primitive society rates Class D-minus on the Richter scale of culture, there having been no development of Organia's culture in tens of thousands of years. "This is not a primitive society making progress towards mechanization" (Spock, "Errand of Mercy").
Here’s my usual list of related vocabulary to give an idea of where {tlhetlh} might fit in or fill a gap:
chol close in, get closer, come nearer (v)
ghoS proceed, come toward, approach (v)
jaH go (v)
DoH back away from, back off, get away from (v)
HeD retreat, withdraw (v)
Hach be developed (e.g. a civilization) (v)
'Itlh be advanced, be highly developed (v)
vur be modern, be up-to-date, be state-of-the-art (v)
tay be civilized (v)
lutlh be primitive (v)
Until we have more information, feel free to use {tlhetlh} as you wish but don’t be surprised if someone challenges you.
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Voragh
On Behalf Of mayqel qunenoS
the verb {tlhetlh} "to progress", means "to make progress/to advance/to develop" or "to move forward" as in "the enemy progressed through klingon territory" ?
qunnoH ghoghwIj HablI'vo' vIngeHta'
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