aythan jerden keri bolsun

/ajtxan dʒerden keri bolsun/

Literal translation

may it be far from the place where it was said

Intended meaning

Protective wish spoken after naming a possible calamity, asking that it never befall the speaker's own people.
  • Uruş başlansa ua, aytılğan jerden keri bolsun, anı awurluğu, qarındaşçığım, seniça jaşlarıbızğa tüşerikdi."And if war breaks out — God forbid — its weight, little brother, will fall on lads like you."

Variants

  • aytılğan jerden keri bolsun

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