teyri da adamı
/tejri da adamɯ/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Literal translation
man of Teyri, indeed
Intended meaning
An exclamation addressed directly to the person one is speaking to, calling them one who belongs to God.
- Ant et desegiz, ant eterikme, teyri da adamı, maŋa jetdirmey, üyüŋe ua ma bu eki naçasnı salğandıla.If you tell me to swear, I will swear — man of God — that without letting it reach me they have put these two scoundrels in your house.
Literal translation
man of Teyri, indeed
Intended meaning
A sworn assurance uttered to confirm the truth of what one is saying.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 440
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 219