qoşulğan qoyğa tiymegen aymuş
/qoʃulʁan qojʁa tijmeɡen ajmuʃ/
Literal translation
Aymush, who did not touch the sheep that joined his flock
Intended meaning
An upright person with no dishonesty in them, one who would never steal or take what is not theirs.
- Qoşulğan qoyğa tiymegen Aymuş dep, seniçağa aytadıla."Aymush, who did not touch the sheep that joined his flock" — that is what they say about someone like you.
Variants
- nögerge haramlıq bilmegen aymuş
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 329