janı çığarğa

/dʒanɯ tʃɯʁarʁa/

This expression has 2 meanings.

Literal translation

for one's soul to go out

To be left helpless and without strength, worn out (from hunger, fatigue, fright and the like).

Bu poezd meniça aşıqsa edi, bılay sürkelib barmaz edi. Uçhan eter edi. Açdan a janım çığadı.If this train were in as much of a hurry as I am, it would not crawl along like this. It would fly. I am faint with hunger.
Taşla arasından jilyanla, çıçhanla çığıb kelgença körünüb, busağatda da janım çığa turadı, – dedi Vera."It looked as if snakes and mice were coming out from among the stones, and even now I am half dead with it," said Vera.

for one's soul to go out

To die.

Alay, teŋim, Leylya, janı çıqsa da, Şarafutdin bla, andan başhası bla da aylanıp, başına ayıp almazına sen iynan.But, my friend, believe me that Leyla, even if she dies for it, will not bring disgrace on herself by going about with Sharafutdin or with anyone else.
Mamır jaşawda qoyçu edim, endi ua qoyçu tayağımı uşkokga alışdım, qalay bolsa da, janım çıqğınçı, kesime homuhdu dep aytdırmam.In peacetime I was a shepherd, but now I have traded my shepherd's staff for a rifle; come what may, until my soul leaves me I will not let anyone call me a coward.

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