st.k (11/1997): It is a simple verb in its own right (though it's an unusual two-syllable one), not the verb lo' "use" plus Type 5 suffix -laH "can". It is likely that there is some sort of historical connection to the verb + suffix form, but, if so, it is just that--historical." vIlo'laHbe' They are useless to me. I cannot use them. TKD leghlaHchu'be'chugh mIn lo'laHbe' taj jej A sharp knife is nothing without a sharp eye. TKW lo'laHbe'; chetvI' chIm rur worthless as an empty torpedo tube KGT SEE ALSO: lo'laHbe' be worthless (v) lo'laHbe'ghach worthlessness (n) lo'laHghach value (n) Qej [cherish, hold dear, regard as precious?] (v) lI' be useful (v) lI'be' be useless (v) wagh be expensive (v) qutlh be cheap (v)