jan qazawatha kirirge
/dʒan qazawatxa kirirɡe/
Literal translation
to enter the soul's holy war
Intended meaning
To enter one's final death agony; to begin to die.
- Çaqırıb meni, süep üsüne: «Sen keç!» – dey, atam Jan qazawatha kirgend.Calling me over, propping himself up against it: "Forgive me!" he says — my father had entered his death agony.
Variants
- jan qazawat eterge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 175