aq atha mindirirge
/aq atxa mindirirɡe/
Literal translation
to set someone on a white horse
Intended meaning
To raise someone's standing, honour and reputation in the eyes of the community; with the къара variant, the opposite — to lower it.
- Poet ol zatla üçün kimni aq atha, kimni qara atha mindirmeydi. Ol alanı sıltawların izleydi.For such things the poet sets no one on a white horse and no one on a black one. He looks for the reasons behind them.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 28
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 17