Verb
English: be many, be numerous
German: viele, zahlreich
Source: TKD (92 KE, 141 EK, 144 EK)
KLCP Level: 1
See Also:
Usage for law'
qabDu' law'
many faces
Type: idiom - Source: KGT p. 123
ghobe'. jIroplaw'.
No. I feel sick.
Type: sentence - Source: Conversational Klingon
Dujmey law' chIjpu'
has navigated many ships - experienced
Type: idiom - Source: KGT p. 115
That ship is apparently tracking us.
Type: sentence - Source: Power Klingon
Honor is more important than life.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.53
My blood is thicker than yours - I am stronger
Type: idiom - Source: Power Klingon
My blood is thicker than yours.
Type: idiom - Source: Power Klingon
my forehead is ridgier than your forehead
Type: sentence - Source: HQ 13.1:10
your forehead is not as ridgy as my forehead
Type: sentence - Source: HQ 13:1:9
your forehead isn't ridgier than my forehead
Type: sentence - Source: HQ 13.1:10
Better to die on our feet than live on our knees.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.95
Drinking fake ale is better than drinking water.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.35
In war, there is nothing more honorable than victory.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.179
This can only mean
Our family bonds are stronger
Than even death itself.
Our family bonds are stronger
Than even death itself.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
The fire is always hotter on someone else's face.
Type: replacement proverb - Source: Power Klingon
It was as if the spirit of life
Had forsaken the earth,
And no one cared about its fate.
Had forsaken the earth,
And no one cared about its fate.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
No one knows for sure,
Many have entered,
None have returned.
Many have entered,
None have returned.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
Your targ has a bigger brain than all your ancestors put together.
Type: curse - Source: Power Klingon
Many of the warriors fell,
The river ran red with the blood
Of a glorious battle!
The river ran red with the blood
Of a glorious battle!
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
Thousands followed him
To the edge of the city,
To bid him farewell.
To the edge of the city,
To bid him farewell.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Impact Book
Many hours of bloodshed passed,
The Great Hall filled with the blood
Of Molor’s warriors.
The Great Hall filled with the blood
Of Molor’s warriors.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
Many brave warriors fall
By the hand of Kahless,
In his path to Molor.
By the hand of Kahless,
In his path to Molor.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
Kotar, Kotar, Kotar!
Assemble your Qempa'keh*,
The proudest spirits of Gre'thor!
Assemble your Qempa'keh*,
The proudest spirits of Gre'thor!
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
Kotar, Kotar, Kotar!
Assemble your Qempa'keh,
The proudest spirits of Gre'thor!
Assemble your Qempa'keh,
The proudest spirits of Gre'thor!
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
Kotar, Kotar, Kotar!
Assemble your Qempa'keh,
The proudest spirits of Gre'thor!
Assemble your Qempa'keh,
The proudest spirits of Gre'thor!
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
Fighting side by side
In an underworld, more glorious
Than Gre'thor ever was.
In an underworld, more glorious
Than Gre'thor ever was.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Impact Book
First, he watches the battle smiling,
Then, he sees many of his troops fall,
Then, he sees the Qempa'keh,
Then, he sees many of his troops fall,
Then, he sees the Qempa'keh,
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
In one single move,
Kahless decided the fate
Of thousands, and those to come.
Kahless decided the fate
Of thousands, and those to come.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
“Three men lead the army
With one who is most impressive
With a five pointed blade.”
With one who is most impressive
With a five pointed blade.”
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
Honor is more important than life,
May your enemies run with fear,
For you are Klingon, we are Klingon.
May your enemies run with fear,
For you are Klingon, we are Klingon.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: epilogue
Do not resist, me, son.
Father and son fighting,
There is nothing worse.
Father and son fighting,
There is nothing worse.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Ground Book
Then Kahless tells his tale,
The tale that inspired many before them,
And every Klingon in the room falls silent.
The tale that inspired many before them,
And every Klingon in the room falls silent.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
My name is Lady Lukara, my friend,
Your eyes show more bloodthirstiness
Than I have ever seen!
Your eyes show more bloodthirstiness
Than I have ever seen!
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
With strong family traditions, devotion and loyalty to family is one of the most important Klingon virtues. Above all, the Klingon family name is highly valued.
Type: skybox card - Source: tlhIngan qorDu' potlh - Klingon Family Values (S13)
Klingon starship design is vastly different from Starfleet technology. A huge amount of the ship's power and technology is devoted to its weapons grid and defensive systems. Unlike most Starfleet vessels, the main viewer on a Klingon ship is usually overlaid with a complex target acquisition grid.
Type: skybox card - Source: tlhIngan wIy - Klingon Tactical Display (SP3)
The Imperial Klingon Vessel is a K'vort-class-Bird-of-Prey under the command of Captain Kargan. It has the best weapons and some of the finest warriors in the Klingon fleet.
Type: skybox card - Source: qIvo'rIt <pagh'e'> - K'Vort Class <Pagh> (S7)
The principal planet of the Klingon Empire, Qo'noS is usually referred to as simply "The Homeworld." This is where the Klingon Great Hall is located, the center of the Klingon government. Qo'noS is a class-M planet with an oxygen/nitrogen atmosphere.
Type: skybox card - Source: Qo'noS - Klingon Homeworld (S27)
The Klingon Painstik is an important part of a Klingon's Age of Ascension ceremony. The Painstik is employed by friends of the recipient who use the devices to inflict pain in a manner which will allow the Klingon to attain a higher state of spirituality as a warrior, proving his mettle. Painstiks are a little over one meter long and emit a highly-charged shock for the express purpose of inflicting pain.
Type: skybox card - Source: Painstik - 'oy'naQ (S32)
This marking represents the Klingon Empire and has been emblazoned upon the hulls of countless Klingon Starships. During the aggressive expansion of the Klingon people from their homeworld of Kronos into space, this symbol grew to become as feared throughout the galaxy as the menacing profiles of their battlecruisers.
Type: skybox card - Source: Qo'noS wo' - Empire of Kronos (SP1)
All Klingon vessels are equipped with a cloaking device, allowing the ship to fly in a state of practical invisibility. Cloaking technology was gained through an alliance with the Romulan Star Empire, possibly in exchange for Warp Drive technology. Due to the tremendous energy drain of a cloaking device, weapons cannot be discharged while the cloak is in operation.
Type: skybox card - Source: Cloaking Device - So'wI' (S33)