quru jurtda qalırğa

/quru dʒurtda qalɯrʁa/

Literal translation

to remain in an empty homestead

To be left without any share of something; to get nothing while others receive their part.

Meni ua bir qorqğanım, – dedi Asker, hıyla ışara, – sen bitew süymekligiŋi aŋa [sabiyge] berib, men a quru jurtda qalıb qalırma dep qorqama."The one thing I fear," said Asker, smiling slyly, "is that you will give all your love to it [the child], and I will be the one left with nothing."

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