ata jurtuŋ – ata üyüŋden artıq
/ata dʒurtuŋ – ata yjyŋden artɯq/
Literal translation
your fatherland is more than your father's house
Intended meaning
One's native country is more honoured and precious than even one's own father's house.
- «Ata jurt – ata üyüŋden artıq» degen nart söz, ata-babaladan qalmay, kimden qalğandı?The proverb “The fatherland is above your father's house” — from whom could it have come down, if not from our forefathers?
Variants
- ata jurt – ata üyüŋden artıq
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 56