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voq
[ voqʰ ]
Verb
English: trust, have faith in
German: vertrauen
Source: TKD
KLCP Level: 1
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Duj tIvoqtaH Always trust your instincts. TKD qavoq I trust you. CK chovoq'a' Do you trust me? CK yIvoq 'ach yI'ol Trust, but verify. TKW [Russian original: Доверяй, но проверяй!] yIvoq 'ach lojmItmey yISam Trust, but locate the doors. [sic for tISam!] TKW ["This adage offers the advice: Even with those who appear to be honorable, ethical, and deserving of trust, one must always be careful." (TKD 186)] DujlIj yIvoq Trust your instincts. TKW pIj monchugh vay' yIvoqQo' Don't trust those who frequently smile. TKW [Kor harked back to this expression when he said, referring to the Organian Council of Elders, "I don't trust men who smile too much." (TKW 167; cf. TOS "Errand of Mercy") nobmey qembogh yIrIDnganpu''e' yIvoqQo' Don't trust Yridians who bring gifts. TKW Huch nobHa'bogh verenganpu''e' yIvoqQo' Don't trust Ferengi who give back money. TKW TKW 83: Thus, "You salute the stars" [Hovmey Davan] means "I trust you" or "I know you will honor your word. KGT 145: "compare voq, trust, and voqbej, certainly trust) SEE ALSO: Har believe voqHa' distrust (v) nub be suspect pIH be suspicious
Name
English: Voq
German: Voq
Source: qepHom 2019, Star Trek Discovery
Notes
Discovery

voq, son of none (pagh puqloD) was the Sech qengwI' "torchbearer" for tIquvma. He was an albino whose skin color was described as Dem.

Usage for voq
chovoq'a'.
Do you trust me?
Type: sentence - Source: Conversational Klingon
DujlIj yIvoq.
Trust your instincts.|trust your ship
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.27
latlh De'/Additional Information

Klingon Commander Kruge invoked this principle when, after attacking the Enterprise, he concluded that the Federation starship may have suffered substantial damage. Though there was no concrete evidence of this, he said "I trust my instincts."

Similarly, Klingon renegades Korris and Konmel, beamed aboard the Enterprise just before their own (stolen) ship exploded, appealed to this notion when they tried to lure Worf to reject the Klingon-Federation alliance and join them. "Our instinct will lead us," said Korris. "Instincts that have not been dulled by living among 'civilized' men," Konmel added, by way of clarification.

The Klingon word for instincts is "{Duj}," and it is grammatically correct to treat it as singular (a bundle or collection of instincts) or plural (individual instincts). "{Duj}" also means "ship" or "vessel," so a possible interpretation of the aphorism is "trust your ship." In this context, a vessel could symbolize oneself. To a Klingon, this reveals a deep truth.
HIja'. qavoq.
Yes. I trust you.
Type: sentence - Source: Conversational Klingon
Trust, but verify.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.186
latlh De'/Additional Information
These two adages offer the same advice: Even with those who appear to be honorable, ethical, and deserving of trust, one must always be careful. In the first expression, the Klingon word for "door," "{lojmIt,}" could equally well be translated "gate." It is used here to stand for any form of entrance or, more important, exit. The general idea is to have an escape route, a way out, or a backup plan should the trust be misplaced. Accordingly, a Klingon is generally apprehensive when someone says of a commitment or a plan, "{ngaQ lojmIt}" ("The door is locked"). The phrase "{ngaQ lojmIt}" is also sometimes heard in reference to a situation with an inevitable, unavoidable outcome. The origin of the second proverb is unknown, but it seems to be related to an ancient political movement known as {ghIlaSnoS,} whose meaning has also been lost to obscurity.
Don't trust those who frequently smile.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.167
Trust, but locate the doors.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.186
Don't trust Ferengi who give back money.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.189
latlh De'/Additional Information

Like the Klingons, the entrepreneurial Ferengi have a great many wise sayings, an important subset of which is known as the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition. The First Rule of Acquisition is "Once you have their money, you never give it back." Thus, Klingon thinking goes, if a Ferengi does return money, he is acting most suspiciously.

This Klingon maxim embodies the general belief: Those who violate the rules of their own culture and do not observe their own virtues are acting dishonorably and are not to be trusted.
Don't trust Yridians who bring gifts.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.189
latlh De'/Additional Information

Yridians are known as traders of information---that is, buyers and sellers. So if a Yridian offers something at no cost---a gift---something is surely amiss.

This Klingon maxim embodies the general belief: Those who violate the rules of their own culture and do not observe their own virtues are acting dishonorably and are not to be trusted.
The castle is perfect, although
It has but one flaw,
We need a trustworthy guard.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Impact Book
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