jan bla tömmek bolurğa
/dʒan bla tømmek bolurʁa/
Literal translation
to be soul and body
Intended meaning
To be intimate, inseparable friends or companions.
- Tebo qatını Lyapşu bla Qazaq qatını Mayruş birge qazanlaşhanlarına qarağanda ua, eki üyür jan bla tömmek edile.Judging by the way Tebo's wife Lyapshu and Kazak's wife Mayrush kept a common pot together, the two households were the closest of friends.
- Ay üyüŋe, Leylya, alay qalay aytasa? Hajimusa bla men jan bla tömmekbiz, sora men Hajimusanı qalay söger edim?Oh, Leylya, how can you say such a thing? Hajimusa and I are the closest of friends — how could I speak ill of Hajimusa?
Variants
- jan bla töŋek bolurğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 173
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 287