ot başı
/ot baʃɯ/
Idiom
Literal translation
head of the fire
Intended meaning
The honored place where a guest or an elder is seated, at the hearth or at the table.
- Azret, qawrala bla çırpıla jıyıb, ala bla ullu ot etib: «Tamata, kelçi, bir kesek jılın», – dep, Gondaynı ot başına olturtdu.Azret gathered dry stalks and brushwood, made a big fire with them, and saying "Elder, come and warm yourself a little," seated Gonday in the place of honor by the fire.
- Loqumladan toyğanıma quwanıb, men ot başında olturama.Happy at having eaten my fill of locums, I sit in the place of honor by the fire.
Sources
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- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary