tişirıwdan qan çeriw qaytır

/tiʃirɯwdan qan tʃeriw qajtɯr/

Literal translation

from a woman a blood army turns back

Intended meaning

A woman's honour holds men back from violence: where she intervenes, blood is not shed and the fight does not take place.
  • Tişirıwdan qan çeriw qaytadı, jaşım, – dedi Dawus basımlı."A bloody army turns back from a woman, my son," said Dauus with weight.

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