nesinden qallıqma
/nesinden qallɯqma/
Literal translation
what of yours am I going to be left without
Intended meaning
Said in defiance or refusal: one has no reason to plead with or defer to someone, being dependent on them for nothing.
- Safar: Kelinim, endi ua qızdırma, janım. Birsi erttenblaça, tıŋılap keterig a bir da sunma. Bolluqdu senden körgenim. Neŋden qallıqma? – dedi.Safar said: "Daughter-in-law, don't rile me up now, my dear. Don't imagine for a moment that I'll keep quiet and walk off like on those other mornings. I've seen enough from you. What of yours would I be left without?"
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 367