başım altın etegiŋe qor bolsun
/baʃɯm altɯn eteɡiŋe qor bolsun/
Literal translation
may my head be a sacrifice to your golden hem
Intended meaning
Said to express total devotion to someone: a declaration that the speaker would willingly give up their life for the person addressed.
- Ne aytsağız da, başım altın eteklerigizge qordu, – dedi Bayqasım hajige bla Kelletge."Whatever you say, my head is a sacrifice to your golden hems," said Baykasym to the hajji and Kellet.
- Ne eterik eseŋ da, altın etegiŋe başıbız qurman bolsun, – dedi Zawra."Whatever you mean to do, may our heads be a sacrifice to your golden hem," said Zaura.
Variants
- başım altın etegiŋe qurman bolsun
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 104