nasıbı quruğan

/nasɯbɯ quruʁan/

Literal translation

whose fortune has dried up

Intended meaning

Said of a person who has died or who has been overtaken by great misfortune; poor soul.
  • Aŋa [Nazirge] küymegen bolurmu? Nasıbı quruğan, oyunçu, laqırdaçı, kerti jaş. Valya, elde bolub, anı qabırına barmay, bir kün qalmağandı.Who could there be that did not grieve for him [for Nazir]? Poor ill-fated soul, a playful, joking, true young man. Valya, while she was in the village, did not let a single day pass without going to his grave.

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