beçel bolub

/betʃel bolub/

This expression has 2 meanings.

Literal translation

having become crippled

Intended meaning

Immobilized and physically helpless; bedridden, with the limbs no longer working.
  • Abdullah beçel bolub jathanlı, aman işlerin sağına, aŋa köl keŋdirgenle da çıqdıla elde.Ever since Abdullah has lain there unable to move, there have even appeared people in the village who console him, recalling his bad deeds.

Literal translation

having become crippled

Intended meaning

With nothing to show for it; returning with no gain, means, or profit.
  • Menden jazıq kim bolur, har kim üyüne mal, arğım eltgen zamanda, men quru qolum bla beçel bolub barama, – dedi Temurqa."Who could be more pitiful than me — when everyone is taking livestock and loads home, I am going empty-handed, with nothing at all," said Temurqa.

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