adamlıqğa tırmaşhan

/adamlɯqʁa tɯrmaʃxan/

Literal translation

having striven toward person-ness

Said of someone who has aspired since childhood to be a good person and who keeps to propriety and honour.

Gitçelikden adamlıqğa tırmaşhan sabiy ulluluqda da aman adam bolmaydı.A child who has striven toward decency since childhood will not turn out a bad person in adulthood either.

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