ata-babadan beri

/ata-babadan beri/

This expression has 2 meanings.

Literal translation

since the forefathers

For as long as anyone can remember; continuously throughout all past generations.

Onowçu – bir, işlewçü miŋ bolğanı ata-babadan beri da töredi.That there is one who commands and a thousand who work has been the rule from time immemorial.
Ol ata-babaladan beri jürüy kelgen adetdi.That is a custom that has been observed from time immemorial.

since the forefathers

Handed down from long ago; old and long-established.

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