Hegh

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The ending of life, expressed either as the act of dying or as death itself, with strong canonical ties to duty, honor, and ritual.

Examples

  • Hagh qoHpu' neH HeghtaHvIS SuvwI'pu'.
    Only fools laugh while warriors are dying.
  • reH Heghrup tlhIngan SuvwI'.
    A Klingon warrior is always ready to die.
  • Qu'Daj ta'taHvIS Hegh 'e' tul Hoch tlhIngan.
    Every Klingon hopes to die in the line of duty.
  • Hegh Duj DatIj 'ej ghe'torDaq Duqeng.
    The Barge of the Dead carries you to Gre'thor.
  • wo' toy'taHvIS Hegh 'e' tul Hoch tlhIngan.
    Every Klingon hopes to die while serving the Empire.

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Meanings

Die or cease living

verb
life and death
neutral
To die or cease living. The verb is intransitive, so the being that dies is its subject, while HoH means to kill someone.

Examples

  • reH Heghrup tlhIngan SuvwI'.
    A Klingon warrior is always ready to die.
  • reH Hegh yoHwI'pu''e'.
    It is always the brave who die.
  • wo' toy'taHvIS Hegh 'e' tul Hoch tlhIngan.
    Every Klingon hopes to die while serving the Empire.
  • Qu'Daj ta'taHvIS Hegh 'e' tul Hoch tlhIngan.
    Every Klingon hopes to die in the line of duty.
  • Hagh qoHpu' neH HeghtaHvIS SuvwI'pu'.
    Only fools laugh while warriors are dying.

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Death

noun
life and death
neutral
The end of life or the state of being dead. It also appears in established expressions for death rituals and the journey to the Klingon afterlife.

Examples

  • Hegh neH chav qoH.
    A fool's only achievement is death.
  • Heghlu'DI' mobbe'lu'chugh QaQqu' Hegh wanI'.
    Death is an experience best shared.
  • Hegh Duj DatIj 'ej ghe'torDaq Duqeng.
    The Barge of the Dead carries you to Gre'thor.
  • QamvIS Hegh qaq law' torvIS yIn qaq puS.
    Death while standing is preferable to life while kneeling.
  • mughIj Hegh.
    Death frightens me.

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