qeylIS | Definition of {qeylIS} at Klingon Language Wiki

S qeylIS

[ ké.lis ] / [ ké.lis ]

Klingon letters:
keylis

Handwritten:
keylis

Kahless

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word type: noun, TKD chapter 3.

This word is a name so does not have a plural form.

Source

Klingon for the Galactic Traveler p. 224

Canon examples

qeylIS 'e' lIj laH be'bogh vay'
Kahless, the unforgettable (SB #8)

qeylIS mIn Du'
eyes of Kahless (a game) (KCD)

Expanded examples

ghIq chal Daq Hov Daq SIq qeylIS 'ej jatlh pa' Daq Hom vetlh wov Daq HI nej
Then Kahless pointed to a star in the sky and said, "Look for me there... on that point of light".
(Phrase written in pIqaD on the sarcophagus plinth in ep. 1.01 of Star Trek: Discovery.)

Derived and related words

qeylIS betleH Kahless' Bat'leth

More Information

The title "Kahless the Unforgettable" was translated as qeylIS lIj laH bogh pagh in the paq'batlh and qeylIS 'e' lIj laH be'bogh vay' in the SkyBox cards.

Marc Okrand explained it this way:

Both are correct. The version in the paq'batlh is older. Traditionally, the phrase lIj laH bogh pagh is applied to Kahless only, while the newer lIj laH be'bogh vay' may be applied to Kahless and other leaders/heroes as well. It would be a sign of extreme arrogance or disrespect to use the pagh version for anyone other than Kahless.
(through David Yonge-Mallo, message to the mailing list of 10/10/2021)