torpağı sanı yaşayasan

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Azerbaijani

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Cyrillic торпағы саны јашајасан
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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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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.

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