seni awruwuŋu alsın

/seni awruwuŋu alsɯn/

Literal translation

may it take your illness

Intended meaning

Said when handing something over to someone freely and without grudging it, as an expression of wholehearted generosity or hospitality.
  • Jaşım, munu [çulğamnı] bizni üy biyçe jibergendi. Elge kelseŋ a, bir tört ayaqlı seni awruwuŋu alsın, – dedi Abdurahman.My son, our lady of the house sent this [wrap]. And if you come out to the village, a four-legged beast is yours with all my heart, said Abdurahman.
  • Adamnı san ete biliwdendi, atın taba biliwdendi, jawluq seni awruwuŋu alsın.Honouring a person lies in knowing how to esteem them, in knowing how to name them — take the kerchief, gladly given.

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