göz dəyməsin

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Literally, 'May the (evil) eye not touch upon/hit [it]'.

Compare Bashkir күҙ теймәһен (küź teyməhen), Kazakh көз тимесін (köz timesın), Kyrgyz көз тиймесин (köz tiymesin), Uzbek ko'z tegmasin (“knock on wood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɟœz ˈdæjmæsin], [ˈd͡ʒœz ˈdæjmæsin]

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Interjection

göz dəyməsin

1. (superstition) when speaking of something good, especially children, said to prevent that from getting jinxed; touch wood/knock on wood