Allahnı arağa salıb ant eterge

/allaxnɯ araʁa salɯb ant eterɡe/

This expression has 2 meanings.

Literal translation

to place God in between and make an oath

To swear solemnly, calling God as witness, in order to convince someone that what one says is true.

Efendi ua, Allahnı arağa salıb, keŋden keltirib, ne ese da bir haparlanı aytadı.And the efendi, swearing by God, drawing it out from far back, tells some story or other.

placing God in between

As a modal phrase introducing a frank statement: to speak plainly, to be honest.

Allahnı arağa salıb aytsaq, Haşimni qızı adam qaçar sabiy tüyüldü.To tell the truth, Hashim's daughter is not a child anyone would run away from.

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