jürek taqırlıq

/dʒyrek taqɯrlɯq/

Literal translation

barrenness of the heart

Intended meaning

The heavy feeling that comes over someone who is going through misfortune, grief or sorrow.
  • Jıl degeniŋ, üç jaz degeniŋ nedi?! Teyri, jüz jaz da saqlar Kamal atasın. Jazıwçu jaşçıqnı halın suratlawda anı jürek taqırlığın, öksüzlüknü birinçi şartınça, alay jarsıwlu körgüztedi.What is a year, what are three springs?! By God, Kamal would wait for his father even a hundred springs. In portraying the boy's state, the writer shows his heartache — the first mark of orphanhood — with such sorrow.

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