janından süerge
/dʒanɯndan syerɡe/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Literal translation
to love more than one's own soul
Intended meaning
To love someone deeply and hold them in the highest regard.
- Men a işni süygen juwuğumu janımdan da bek süeme, süygen da eterikme.As for me, I love my hard-working kinsman more than my own soul, and love him I will.
Literal translation
to love more than one's own soul
Intended meaning
To favour one thing over every other and be exceedingly fond of it.
- Adamlanı bir birine etiwnü ol janından da bek süedi.There is nothing he likes better than setting people against one another.
Variants
- janından bek süerge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 184