jer japhan
/dʒer dʒapxan/
Literal translation
covering the earth
Intended meaning
So numerous that there is no room for them all; beyond counting.
- Da, kertisi da, haparda aytılırça, anı [qaraton hannı] sansız, sanawsuz, jer japhan jılqısı bolğandı deydile.And truly, as the tale tells it, he — the Karaton khan — had horse herds without count, without number, covering the earth, they say.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 194