aythanı aythan bolğan
/ajtxanɯ ajtxan bolʁan/
Literal translation
whose said thing has been said
Intended meaning
Of a person: reliable, whose deeds match their words and whose promise can be counted on.
- Atam aythanı aythan bolğan, kerti adam edi.My father was a man true to his word, an honest man.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 25