hayır bolsun

/xajɯr bolsun/

This expression has 2 meanings.

Literal translation

let there be good

A blessing said in response to someone who has just recounted a dream, wishing that it turn out well.

Hayır bolsun, teyri ahşığa joralasın, igi tüşdü. Mında jaşlağa alay körünüwçüdü, – dedi atam."May it be for good, by God may it portend well, it was a good dream. Here young men often see such things," my father said.

let there be good

A blessing said to someone who has just sneezed.

Inna, çüçgürüb boşağanlay: «Alhamdulillya», – dedi. Qatınla, örge qobub: «Hayır bolsun», – dedile.As soon as grandmother had finished sneezing she said, "Alhamdulillah." The women rose to their feet and said, "May it be for good."

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