üzdən iraq

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Literally, '[may it drift away] far from the face'.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /yzˈdæn iˈrɑχ/

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Phrase

üzdən iraq

1. (idiomatic) God forbid, may this never occur to us

   Dünənləri qonşunun evinə, üzdən iraq, oğrular giribmişlər.

   The other day, burglars broke into a neighbor's house, God forbid.

Usage notes

• Said by the speaker when s/he mentions something negative, so that it doesn't occur to the interlocutors. Compare Allah eləməsin (“God forbid”), which is typically used as a response to something undesirable mentioned by someone else.

Derived terms

• üzdəniraq