janı joqdu
/dʒanɯ dʒoqdu/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Literal translation
there is no soul in one
Intended meaning
Said of someone who is so frightened that they are helpless and cannot act.
- Qız Bekbolatnı öşününe qısıladı. Jetib, sıyıradıla dep qorqğandan, janı joqdu.The girl presses herself against Bekbolat's chest. Terrified that they will catch up and take her away, she is beside herself with fear.
Literal translation
it has no soul
Intended meaning
Of a day or a night: to be extremely short.
- Jaşla, künnü janı joqdu, qıshadı, keçe da bek igi ketgendi. Turuğuz, jatar jerigizni etgenme, başlaşıb-ayaqlaşıb jatığız, – dedi Julduz."Lads, the day is nothing at all, it is short, and the night has gone well too. Get up, I have made up your sleeping place, lie down head to foot," said Julduz.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 178