tuz bla ant eterge
/tuz bla ant eterɡe/
Literal translation
to make an oath with salt
Intended meaning
To swear a binding oath, calling the sanctity of bread and salt to witness.
- Avtor tuz bla ant etedi, teyri tayaqnı tübü bla öterge hazırdı, Jabrail aŋa bir zat aytmağandı.The author swears by salt, he is ready to pass beneath the rainbow — Jabrail told him nothing.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 461