arığan ölgenŋe minŋenley
/arɯʁan ølɡenŋe minŋenlej/
Literal translation
like a weary one mounting a dead one
Intended meaning
Turning for help to someone who is just as badly off and can give none; seeking aid out of sheer desperation from a hopeless quarter.
- Qoy, harib, qoy, arığan ölgenŋe minŋenley, sen andan boluşluq tapmazsa.Stop it, poor soul, stop — like the weary man mounting the dead one, you will get no help from him.
- Arığan ölgenŋe qonaq bolğanlay, bizden oŋlu jerleri alanı da joq edi, uruş barıbıznı da bir kibik oŋubuznu alğan edi.Like the weary man being a guest of the dead one, they were no better off than we were; the war had drained all of us alike.
Variants
- arığan ölgenŋe qonaq bolğanlay
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 54