quwu qabınırğa

/quwu qabɯnɯrʁa/

This expression has 2 meanings.

Literal translation

for one's tinder to catch fire

For sudden fear to come over someone; in the causative variant, to strike fear into someone.

Elde starşina ölgendi dep, Biybertge quw qabınŋandı.At the word that the village starshina had died, Biybert was seized with fear.
Jeti juqlap esimde da joq edi, ol allay jigitlik eterikdi dep, – dedi Aslan, – ne ese da quw qabındırğan bolur edi."It never crossed my mind, not in seven sleeps, that he would do such a brave thing," said Aslan, "something must have put the fear into him."

for one's tinder to catch fire

To provoke someone into a rage; to infuriate.

Şahidat, çaqırçı Sohtanı beri. Men anı quwun qabındırayım.Shahidat, call Sokhta in here. Let me get him good and angry.
A, kişi, başha jerde basımlı bolğanlığıŋa, meni bla söleşseŋ, quw qabınŋança, janasa da tebireyse.Ah, man, however imposing you may be elsewhere, the moment you speak with me you start blazing up as if you had been set alight.

Show sources