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[ lopʰ ]
Verb

English: celebrate

German: feiern, (ein Ritual) zelebrieren

Source: KGT

KLCP Level: 3

Notes

malop
We celebrate. KLS

vaj malopmeH tlhIHvaD nob SaSuqpu'
So to celebrate, I've gotten you all a gift. (Hallmark)

yIlop!  wa'leS chaq maHegh!
Celebrate! Tomorrow we may die! TKW

'oy'naQ Dalo'be'chugh not nenghep lop puq
If you don't use the painstik, the child will never
 celebrate his Age of Ascension. TKW

Heghtay lulop latlh tlhInganpu'. Heghtay luloptaHvIS</div><div>&nbsp;chaH chaq bey SeQ lujach
other Klingons may perform a ceremonial howl or yell
 as part of the Klingon death ritual. S31

nentay loptaHvIS tlhIngan potlh tlhIngan 'oy'naQ'e'
The Klingon Painstik is an important part of a Klingon's
 Age of Ascension ceremony. S32

laS veghaS HIltonDaq &lt;Hov leng: yIjeSchu'&gt; qaSchoHmo',</div><div>&nbsp;bIlopqu'meH HIlton yIghoS
Come celebrate the grand opening of "Star Trek: The
 Experience" at the Las Vegas Hilton. STX

wa'leS maghob. ghIq malop.
Tomorrow we will do battle. Then (after that) we'll
 celebrate. (HQ 8.3)

ja'chuq Dalopchu'. Qang Damoj.
Complete the Rite of Succession to become chancellor. MKE

jatlh 'e' mevDI' qeylIS, lop
After Kahless's words, they celebrate PB

tayvam tIQ wIlopchoHjaj
Let us commence this ancient rite. PB

tugh Dor qoSlIj. nom yIlop!
(MO's FaceBook text to Lieven, 3/29/12)

ngajmo' jajvam, nom bIlopnIS
(MO > Lieven regarding Daylight Savings Time, 3/29/2015)

wejHu' qoSlIj Dalopta', qar'a'? &nbsp;vaj DaHjaj qamer.</div><div>&nbsp; qoslIj yItIvqa'! [sic]
(MO's FaceBook text to Andre, 2/11/2014)


TKW 145:  "Worf told Jeremy, whose mother had been killed, 'In my tradition, we do not grieve the loss of the body. We celebrate the releasing of the spirit.'" (cf. TNG "The Bonding")

SEE:
lop             celebration
lopno'  party, [family] celebration (KGT)
QI'lop  holiday honoring the Klingon military (PK)

SEE ALSO:
yupma'  festival
'uQ'a'  banquet, feast
qoS             birthday

Verb

English: observe, celebrate (a ritual)

German: feiern, (ein Ritual) zelebrieren

Source: KGT

KLCP Level: 3

Notes

KGT.

Usage for lop
yIlop.
yI- (vp) you, you-him/her/it (imperative)
lop (v) celebrate
lop (v) observe, celebrate (a ritual)
wa'leS
wa'leS (n) tomorrow
chaq
chaq (adv) perhaps
maHegh.
ma- (vp) we
Hegh (v) die

Celebrate! Tomorrow we may die!

Type: proverb - Source: TKW

ja'chuq
ja'chuq (n) succession ritual (ancient)
ja' (v) tell, report
-chuq (vs1) one another
ja'chuq (v) discuss, confer
Dalopchu'.
Da- (vp) you-him/her/it/them
lop (v) celebrate
-chu' (vs6) clearly, perfectly
lop (v) observe, celebrate (a ritual)
Qang
Qang (n) chancellor
Damoj.
Da- (vp) you-him/her/it/them
moj (v) become

Complete the rite of succession to become chancellor.

Type: sentence - Source: Klingon Monopoly Honor Cards

latlh De'/Additional Information
You perfectly celebrate succession ritual. You become chancellor.
SuH
SuH (excl) ready, standing by

tayvam
tay (n) ceremony, rite, ritual, honorific tai
-vam (ns4) this
tIQ
tIQ (v) be ancient

wIlopchoHjaj
wI- (vp) we-him/her/it
lop (v) celebrate
-choH (vs3) change
-jaj (vs9) may
lop (v) observe, celebrate (a ritual)

We are ready,
Let us commence
This ancient rite.

Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book

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