aq ururğa

/aq ururʁa/

Literal translation

for white to strike

Of a person's beard or hair, to whiten with advancing age; to grow old.

Efendi, büsüremese da, ketib qalırğa bolmay, aq ura başlağan saqalın sılay, arlaqda tohtadı.The efendi, though displeased, could not simply leave; stroking his beard that had begun to turn grey, he stopped a little way off.
Qart da tüyül, jaş da qaydan bolsun – aq urğan saqal-mıyığı.He is not old, yet how could he be young – his beard and moustache have gone grey.

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