In short, the nouns veS ("war, warfare") and vIq ("combat") and the verb Qoj ("wage war") all are used to refer to the ideas of warfare, combat, and making war, while the nouns noH ("war") and may' ("battle") and the verbs ghob ("make war, do battle") and Suv ("fight") are used when referring to specific, concrete instances of war, battle, and fighting.

Thus, it is possible to say noH ghob or noH Suv, both meaning "He/she fights a war," or may' ghob or may' Suv, meaning "He/she fights a battle," but it is not normally acceptable to say veS ghob ("He/she fights a warfare") or vIq Suv ("He/she fights a combat").