kelginçi arı barmağın

/kelɡintʃi arɯ barmaʁɯn/

This expression has 2 meanings.

Literal translation

may you not go there until (someone) comes

Addressed to someone as a wish that they reach a great age and not die.

Ol kelginçi, arı barma, jaş ulan, seni appaŋ Soltanbek ma şöndü bu bawla bolğan jerde jalçıda turğandı, – dedi Battal."May you not go there until he comes, young man — your grandfather Soltanbek worked as a hired hand right here, where these stables stand now," said Battal.

may you not go there until (someone) comes

Said of someone who bears a striking resemblance to a relative, especially one who has died.

Ataŋ harip kelginçi, arı barma, aŋa alamat uşaysa.May you not go there until your poor father comes — you are the very image of him.

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