kitap açarğa
/kitap atʃarʁa/
Literal translation
to open the book
Intended meaning
To learn a person's life and destiny by reading the Qur'an; to tell someone's fortune from scripture.
- Aslan ulu Muhammat ullu efendiligi bolğan adamdı, ol kitap açıb, alay aythandı.Aslan-ulu Muhammat is a man of great religious learning; he opened the book and spoke thus.
- Men tünene keçe, ol aman jaşnı Kırdıklığa aşırğanlay, kitap açhanma. Eşta, endi iş igi janına bolurğa uşaydı, – dedi Osman haji.Last night, as soon as I sent that wretched boy off to Kyrdykly, I opened the book. It seems things will turn for the better now, said Osman the hajji.
Variants
- kitap açdırırğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 274