toba astofirullah
/toba astofirullax/
Literal translation
repentance — I ask God's forgiveness
Intended meaning
Exclamation uttered in astonishment or dismay, asking God's forgiveness at something shocking.
- Toba astofirullah, qıyama aylanırıq bolur ansı, endi juma namazğa qartla oquna jürümey tebiregendile, – dedi ol, açıwlanıb."God forgive me, the Day of Judgement must be coming round — now even the old men have stopped going to Friday prayer," he said angrily.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 457