ghob

fight, battle, do battle, wage war

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

ɣob

Sound out ghob letter by letter:

• ghɣvoiced version of H, like a growled gargle
• ooo as in 'go'
• bbb as in 'bay'

• The Klingon word ghob may be translated as ethics or virtue, linguistic evidence that the concept is not unknown or never discussed among the Klingons themselves. It is probably significant that the Klingon word for do battle, or wage war is likewise ghob. [TKW p.vii]
• 'ang'eghQo' quv Hutlhbogh jagh neH ghobtaHvIS ghaH. Only an enemy without honor refuses to show himself in battle. [TKW p.61]
• noH ghoblu'DI' yay quv law' Hoch quv puS. In war, there is nothing more honorable than victory. [TKW p.179]

• Hargh — fight, battle (major confrontation)
• HIgh — fight dirty
• lul — fight, battle (relatively major fight)
• Qor — fight, battle (very minor fight)
• Suv — fight
• Suvchu' — fight to the death
• tlhaS — fight, battle (relatively minor fight)
• vay — fight, battle (midlevel ferocity)

TKW pp.vii, 61, 179; KGT

Originally sourced from klingonska.org and enhanced by lingoXpress.