qoluna çibin qonŋan
/qoluna tʃibin qonŋan/
Literal translation
on whose hand a fly has settled
Intended meaning
Well-off and prosperous; having wealth and plenty in the household.
- Meni atamı atası Jantemirlanı Mustafa qoluna çibin qonŋan, baş tuthan adam bolğandı.My father's father, Dzhantemirlany Mustafa, was a prosperous man who stood on his own feet.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 326
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 155