çöb
/tʃøb/
Balkar spelling: çöp
1. blade of grass, straw, stalk
- çöbnü jerden aldım — I picked the straw up from the ground
- jel çöbnü eltdi — the wind carried the straw away
- iynek biçenni çöbün qoymay aşadı — the cow ate the hay without leaving a single stalk
- jerden çöbleni jıyabız — we gather the straws from the ground
- bir çöbün da jel eltmez — the wind won't carry away a single stalk of it
- çöbden tayğan, köbden tayar — whoever slips on a straw slips on a lot (proverb: take care of the pennies)
2. lot, drawing of lots
- çöb atarğa — to cast lots
- çöb menŋe tüşdü — the lot fell to me
- çöb atıb sayladıla — they chose by casting lots
- çöb kimge tüşdü? — who did the lot fall to?
3. vote, ballot
- çöbleni sanarğa — to count the votes
- barıbız da çöb atdıq — we all cast a vote
- çöb atmay qoydu — he refrained from voting
- taşa çöb atıw — secret ballot
- çöb atıwğa qoşulmağan joq edi — there was no one who abstained from voting
Expressions
- ayaq tübünde çöb sınmazğa — move fast; be overjoyed; act promptly
- bilyamuqğa çöb tüşürmey — flawlessly, spotlessly
- çöp atarğa — cast lots; vote in an election
- çöp bolub, közüne tüşse da, uwmazğa — love boundlessly