Klingon word: Hub Part of speech: verb Definition: defend Source: TKD _______________________________________________ Hub defend (v) batlh tlhIngan Segh yIHub Defend the Klingon race with honor. (ST5 notes) DujDaj HubtaHvIS Hegh 'e' tul Hoch tlhIngan To die defending his ship is the hope of every Klingon. TKW not Hub'eghrupHa' lo'wI' the user is never caught at a disadvantage. SP2 Hub'eghbe' targh See the targ, an easy prey (PB) Hub defense (n) Hub pat defensive system(s) (n) HoS law'qu' luch law'qu' je lo' Duj nuH pat Hub pat je A huge amount of the ship's power and technology is devoted to its weapons grid and defensive systems. SP3 'entepray' Hub patmey luchu'be'lu'pu' Enterprise defense systems are down. (ST5 notes) 'entepray' Hub patmey luchu'be' [They didn't activate Enterprise's defense systems] (ST5 DVD, extra "making of" feature) Hubbeq defense force (n) tlhIngan Hubbeq The Klingon Defense Force (KGT) HubneS honor-defend (v) (KGT 49): Since dying in battle is considered a noble aspiration, suicide missions are a part of the Klingon military repertoire, and the honorable nature of such missions accounts for their nomenclature. The honorific verb suffix {-neS}, usually used when addressing a superior, is also used when the verb refers to a suicide attack of some kind ... {HubneS} (honor-defend) is used only when suicide is part of the defense plan. Hub'egh defend oneself (v) not Hub'eghrupHa' lo'wI' the user is never caught at a disadvantage. SP2 TREK TRIVIA: "Defend yourself!" signals the start of a bat'leth duel. (TNG "Lower Decks", DS9 "House of Quark" & "Way of the Warrior", etc.) (KGT 48): Common militaristic acts also have associated terminology, both verbs ({DoHmoH}, drive back; {Hub}, defend; {yot}, invade; {weH}, raid ...; {HIv}, attack, assault; {Sev}, contain; {HeD}, retreat, withdraw) and nouns ({yot}, invasion, raid, incursion; {Hub}, defense). SEE ALSO: Hung security (n) -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons