bismillya eterge
/bismillja eterɡe/
Literal translation
to do a bismillah
Intended meaning
To pronounce the name of God before starting to eat, as a Muslim does at the beginning of a meal.
- Qonaq da, qonaqbay da bismillya etdile.Both the guest and the host said bismillah.
- Mahti, portfelinden qıp-qızıl quwurulğan tawuqnu çığara: – Bismillyahiy etigiz, – dedi.Makhti, taking a deep-red roast chicken out of his briefcase, said: "Say bismillah."
Variants
- bismillyahiy eterge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 137