arı deri köb suw keter
/arɯ deri køb suw keter/
Literal translation
much water will go by until then
Intended meaning
A great deal of time will pass before that happens.
- «Uğay, bu bir zat da bilmeydi, munu umutu ua başha köreme da. Menden a köb boluşluq alırsa, arı deri köb suw keter», – dep sağış etedi Örüzmek."No, this one knows nothing; his hope, I see, lies elsewhere. You will get much help from me, but much water will flow before then," thought Öryuzmek.
Variants
- arı deri köb suw sarqır
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 54
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 28