köknü, jerni şağat etib, qarğanırğa
/køkny, dʒerni ʃaʁat etib, qarʁanɯrʁa/
Literal translation
to swear making the sky and the earth witness
Intended meaning
To swear a firm, binding oath in all sincerity, with no intention of lying.
- Marziyatdan usta qobuzçuğa köz açmağanlarına ala [köpnü körgenle] kök bla, jer bla qarğanırğa hazırdıla.They [those who have seen much] are ready to swear by heaven and earth that they have never set eyes on a finer accordion player than Marziyat.
Variants
- kök bla, jer bla qarğanırğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 261