janın saqlarğa

/dʒanɯn saqlarʁa/

Literal translation

to guard someone's soul

Intended meaning

To keep a person from dying; to bring someone safely through mortal danger.
  • Anı ol saqlığı qart qatınnı janın saqladı.That caution of theirs saved the old woman's life.
  • Salimni üy biyçesi oruslu tişirıw edi. Uruş otunda anı janın saqlağan doktor.Salim's wife was a Russian woman. The doctor who saved his life in the fire of the war.

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