suwaplıq alırğa
/suwaplɯq alɯrʁa/
Collocation · Light-verb construction
Literal translation
to take religious merit
Intended meaning
To help someone and act kindly toward them, thereby earning divine reward.
- Saw bol, Buzjigit, ol öksüzge boluşhanıŋ üçün, suwaplıq aldıŋ.Thank you, Buzjigit — for helping that orphan you have earned merit.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 415