A similar pattern is observed for parmaqqay, which means "some- one involved in a romantic relationship with a specific other person" ("romantic partner," perhaps). The word parmaqqay is formed from parmaq, conventionally translated "love" or "romance" (though the Klingon concept is far more aggressive than the Federation Standard translations imply), plus qay, an otherwise unknown element. One may refer to one's "romantic partner" as parmaqqaywI' ("my parmaqqay"), but one rarely uses the word in direct address (as in, say, parmaqqay HI- ghoS ["parmaqqay, come here"]).