sawlay
/sawlaj/
1. entirely, wholly, completely
- sawlay jutarğa — to swallow whole
- sawlay berib ierge — to give away entirely
- kitabnı sawlay oqudum — I read the book entirely
- sawlay alıb qarasaŋ — if you take it as a whole
- biçenlikni sawlay çalıb çığarğa — to mow the meadow completely
- haparnı sawlay aytdı — he told the story in full
2. whole, entire; all
- el sawlay keldi — the whole village came
- sawlay üydegisi bla — with his whole family
- sawlay elni jıyarğa — to gather the whole village
- sawlay halq bla birge — together with the whole people
- sawlay sanı — the total number
- sawlay ötmekni qonaqğa berdi — he gave a whole loaf of bread to the guest
- kök küküregenden sawlay özen düŋürdeydi — the whole gorge rumbles from the thunder
- sawlay kün işleb arıdıq — we worked the whole day and got tired
- sawlay ömürün tüzlükge berdi — he gave his whole life to justice
- sawlay halqğa salam berdi batır — the hero greeted the entire people
3. alive; while still living — Often used with janı, as in janı sawlay "alive".
- janı sawlay — alive
- ala uruşdan sawlay qaytdıla — they came back from the war alive
- janı sawlay üyüne jetdi — he reached his home alive
- sawlay qaytırğa — to return alive
- jırthıçnı sawlay tutarğa — to catch the predator alive
- janı sawlay basdırırğa — to bury alive
- duşmannı sawlay iymezge — not to let the enemy go alive
4. wholesale, in bulk
- sawlay satarğa — to sell wholesale
- sawlay satıw — wholesale trade
- mürzewnü sawlay satdıla — they sold the grain wholesale
- biz malnı sawlay alabız — we buy the livestock in bulk
Expressions
- janı sawlay jandetge taşayırğa — live in bliss
- janı sawlay jerge kirirge — disgrace someone utterly; die of shame
- sawlay jerge suğarğa — make life impossible
- sawlay qabırğa kirirge — suffer terribly