S nIv
niv ] / [ niv ]
Klingon letters:
niv
Handwritten:
niv

be superior

word type: verb used as adjective, TKD chapter 4.4.
Quality verbs are intransitive by nature.

Source

The Klingon Dictionary p. 96

Canon examples

'etlh QorghHa'lu'chugh ragh 'etlh nIvqu' 'ej jejHa'choH.
Even the best blade will rust and grow dull unless it is cared for. (TKW p. 101)

Opposite

QIv be inferior

More Information

The no' Hol spelling for this word is nev.
See more about ancient Klingon at the page → paq'batlh Ancient Klingon.

Backwards

vIn cousin/nephew

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