sen ölmegin
/sen ølmeɡin/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Formula · Blessing · Wish
Literal translation
may you not die
Intended meaning
A wish for another person's long life and well-being, spoken as a blessing.
- Ala da sen ölmegin dep, men da kesim ölmeyim dep tursam, ayıb bolur, – dedi Mutay."It would be a shame if they kept saying 'may you live' and I kept saying 'may I myself live,'" said Mutay.
- Tilni bilmesem da, jaşçıq, sen ölmegin, aythanlarını barısın aŋılab barama.Even though I don't know the language, my boy — may you live — I follow everything they say.
Formula · Oath
Literal translation
may you not die
Intended meaning
To make an oath or solemn assurance invoking the person one is addressing.
- Jıyırma bla onusun bir artmaqğa, jıyırma bla onusun da birsi artmaqğa saldım, ol iŋirde keltirib, buzowlanı iyneklege jiberib, alanı sawğanma, oy han, sen ölmegin! – dedi jaş."I put thirty of them in one saddlebag and thirty in the other, brought them that evening, let the calves to the cows and milked them — oh khan, I swear by you!" said the young man.
Sources
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- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary