torpağı sanı yaşayasan

Azerbaijani

Azerbaijani phrasebook

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Other scripts

Cyrillic		торпағы саны јашајасан
Abjad

Etymology

Literally, 'may you live as many [years] as the [grains of] soil [that was put into his/her grave]'.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [torpɑˈɣɯ saˈnɯ jɑʃaˈjɑsɑn]

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Phrase

torpağı sanı yaşayasan

1. (idiomatic) Said when mentioning a deceased person, usually a near relative of the interlocutor, to wish the latter a long life.

   Dünən rəhmətlik qardaşının işlədiyi karxanadan keçirdim, torpağı sanı yaşayasan.

   Yesterday I was passing by the quarry where your late brother used to work, may you live a long life.

Further reading

• “torpağı sanı yaşayasan” in Obastan.com.