janın berirge
/dʒanɯn berirɡe/
Literal translation
to give one's soul
Intended meaning
To show someone wholehearted warmth and generosity; to be ready to do anything, even die, for them.
- Ey, anam, ol Mironov altın adamdı. Sen anı bir körseŋ edi, janıŋı berir ediŋ, – dedi Soltanhamit.Hey, mother, that Mironov is a golden man. If you saw him just once, you would give your soul for him, said Soltankhamit.
- Bu jol ala (mağadançıla) andan hatasız qaytır üçünŋe, janımı oquna berir edim.So that this time they (the miners) come back from there unharmed, I would give my very life.
Variants
- janın çığarıb berirge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 182