gözü su içməmək

Azerbaijani

FWOTD – 30 April 2020

Etymology

Gözüm səndən su içmir literally translates as 'My eye doesn't drink water from you'

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɟœˈzy su ˈit͡ʃmæmæk]
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒœˈzy su ˈit͡smæmæt͡ʃ]

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Verb

gözü su içməmək

1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to mistrust (to be wary, suspicious or doubtful of something or someone)
   • 1905, Jalil Mammadguluzadeh, Usta Zeynal :

     -Doğrusu, hacı, mənim ustalardan gözüm su içmir, qorxuram işi yarımçıq qoyalar.

     To tell you the truth, hajji, I don't trust the repairmen, I'm afraid they'll leave the job half-done.

   • 2017, Amid Səlimoğlu, Qaranlıqdan işığa [From darkness to light]‎^[1]:

     -Yusif, sən Allah, baban onlara nə deyirdi?
     - Heç nə. Salamlaşdılar.
     - Bu kostyumlu adamlardan heç gözüm su içmir.

     -Joseph, for God's sake, what was your grandfather telling them?
     - Nothing. They just said hello to each other.
     - I don't trust these men in suits at all.

Usage notes

The object is used in the ablative case. Göz (“eye”) is declined for person to agree with the semantic subject.

• Səndən gözüm su içmir. ― I don't trust you. (literally, “My eye doesn't drink water from you”)
• Məndən gözün su içmir. ― You don't trust me. (literally, “'Your eye doesn't drink water from me”)
• Bizdən gözü su içmir. ― He doesn't trust us. (literally, “'His eye doesn't drink water from us”)