batlh

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honor, integrity, honorably, with honor
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The Klingon idea of honor as integrity and principle, also used adverbially for acting with honor.
Practice using batlh in conversation until it feels natural

Examples

  • batlh Hutlh maghwI'.
    The traitor lacks honor.
  • batlh potlh law' yIn potlh puS.
    Honor is more important than life.
  • batlh bIHeghjaj.
    May you die with honor.
  • batlh Daghaj.
    You have honor.
  • batlh yIvang.
    Act honorably.

Similar words

quv
ghob

Meanings

Honor as principle

noun
ethics
neutral
Integrity and moral principle, the inner standard of acting rightly rather than public reputation or a formal reward.

Examples

  • batlh Daghaj.
    You have honor.
  • batlh potlh law' yIn potlh puS.
    Honor is more important than life.
  • batlh Hutlh maghwI'.
    The traitor lacks honor.
  • batlhmo' vang SuvwI'.
    The warrior acts because of honor.
  • batlh yIpol.
    Keep your honor.

Similar words

quv
ghob

Honorably

adverb
ethics
neutral
In an honorable way, with conduct that keeps faith with duty, courage, and principle.

Examples

  • batlh Suv SuvwI'.
    The warrior fights honorably.
  • batlh yIvang.
    Act honorably.
  • batlh ghob yIpab.
    Adhere to virtue honorably.
  • batlh bIHeghjaj.
    May you die with honor.
  • batlh maQap.
    We succeed with honor.

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Etymology

Listed in The Klingon Dictionary as an adverbial meaning honored, with honor, or honorably, and as a noun meaning honor. HolQeD describes the noun as the broader philosophical concept tied to integrity, rectitude, scruples, and principles.

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Mellow Moth
Jun 29
I always mixed up quv and batlh until someone explained it as reputation vs principles, then it finally stuck
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Opal Plover
Jun 29
batlh Daqawlu'taH helped me more than the English gloss. It is the remembered with honor kind of use, so batlh goes before the verb and changes how the action is done.
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Rosy Horse
Jun 22
batlhHa' is handy if you want the opposite adverb: batlhHa' vang, acts dishonorably. It is not doing the same job as quvHa', which is more about being dishonored or having your reputation messed with.
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Polar Peacock
Jun 21
Please dont use batlh as if it means "I honor you" on a ring or tattoo. The old SoS jIH batlh SoH bit is exactly the kind of line Klingon learners pick apart, because batlh is not the verb. Build that idea from quvmoH instead, with the right prefix
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Oaken Sparrow
Jun 21
this saves a lot of bad tattoos honestly
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