janı temirdendi
/dʒanɯ temirdendi/
Literal translation
one's soul is made of iron
Intended meaning
Of a person: endlessly patient and tough, able to bear any hardship.
- Janıŋ temirdendi ansı, allay bir qıyınlıqğa qalay çıdadıŋ?Your soul must be made of iron — otherwise, how did you bear such a hardship?
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 180
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 78