1. room, enclosed area
word type:
noun, TKD chapter 3.
plural: pa'mey
Source
The Klingon Dictionary p.
99
"enclosed area" added in KGT, p. 223
Canon examples
pa'Daq jIHtaH.
I'm in the room. (TKD p. 27)
pa'Daq yIjaH.
Go to the room. (TKD p. 27)
Derived and related words
parts of the room
pa' beb ceiling of top story room
pa' reD external wall
mebpa'mey hotel
types of rooms
2. there, over there, thereabouts
word type:
noun, TKD chapter 3.
plural: This word is probably not countable.
Source
The Klingon Dictionary p.
99
3. before
word type:
Type 9 verb suffix, TKD chapter 4.2.9.
Source
The Klingon Dictionary p.
43, 164
More Information
Regarding definition #1 – room, enclosed area:
qav'ap juH is for a house or an apartment of any size that is not owned by the occupant. For a dwelling within a larger building containing several such dwellings (regardless of ownership), it's common to just say pa'mey (or occasionally just pa'). (qep'a' 2021)
(in other words: there is no word for "apartment". Just call it "rooms".)
Regarding definition #2 – there, over there, thereabouts:
It is worth noting at this point that the concepts expressed by the English adverbs "here, there," and "everywhere" are expressed by nouns in Klingon: naDev "hereabouts," pa' "thereabouts," Dat "everywhere." These words may perhaps be translated more literally as "area around here," "area over there," and "all places," respectively. Unlike other nouns, these three words are never followed by the locative suffix. (Note that pa' "thereabouts" and pa' "room" are identical in sound; pa'Daq however, can mean only "in/to the room.")
(TKD p. 27)
Backwards
'ap 1. be dented / 2. dues, toll
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Definition of {pa'}
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http://klingon.wiki/Word/Pa-
Retrieved 09 Feb 2023
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