altın ayaqdan aşatırğa

/altɯn ajaqdan aʃatɯrʁa/

Literal translation

to feed from a golden bowl

Intended meaning

To provide someone with a happy, wealthy life; to keep someone in comfort and plenty.
  • Atam alay aythan edi appama bla ınnama dewçüdüle: «Men sizni altın ayaqdan aşatırma», – dep. Aşathan da etgen edi.They say my father told my grandfather and grandmother: "I will feed you from a golden bowl." And indeed he did.
  • Erinmese, homuhluq etmese, sanın-janın ayamasa, kim da altın çömüçden suw da, süt da içerikdi.If one is not lazy, does not slack off, and spares neither body nor soul, anyone will drink both water and milk from a golden ladle.

Variants

  • altın ayaqdan suw içirirge
  • altın çömüçden suw içirirge

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