ay medet
/aj medet/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Literal translation
oh help
Intended meaning
Exclamation expressing a yearning that matters would turn out the way the speaker wishes.
- Ay medet a, hurjunŋa sıyınsa ua çulğam, igi bolluq köreem, – dedi tamata."If only I could roll it up and fit it in my pocket, that would be fine," said the elder.
Literal translation
oh help
Intended meaning
Exclamation of grief, conveying that the speaker's heart aches or soul is in pain.
- Ay medet Allah, ne bolğandı djazıqğa?Alas, by God, what has happened to the poor soul?
Variants
- ay medet Allah
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 23
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 25