Azerbaijanian Proverbs

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A

Ağıl başda olar, yaşda olmaz
- Literal translation: Wisdom is in the head, not in the age
- Meaning: You do not have to be old to be wise
Ağac bar verəndə başın aşağı dikər
- Literal translation: Tree would bend when bears the fruits
- Moral: One should be modest even if (s)he becomes rich and influential
Ağıllı düşmən nadan dostdan yaxşıdır
- Literal translation: Wise enemy is better than a foolish friend

B

Bilməmək eyib deyil, soruşmamaq eyibdir
- Literal translation: Shameful is not the one who doesn't know, but the one who doesn't ask
Bir buğda əkməsən, min buğda biçməzsən
- Literal translation: Without sowing a single wheat you would not harvest thousand ones

C

Ç

Çox bilən quş dimdiyindən tələyə düşər
- Literal translation: Smart bird gets trapped in its beak

D

Dama-dama göl olar, axa-axa sel olar
- Literal translation: Drop by drop would make a lake, ...
Dil yanılar, doğrusunu deyər
- Literal translation: Tongue may muddle up and say the truth

E

Ə

Ədəb bazarda satılmaz
- Literal translation: Politeness is not sold in the bazaar
Əvvəl düşün, sonra danış
- First think, then speak

F

G

H

Halva-halva deməklə ağız şirin olmaz
- Literal translation: Mouth will not be sweet if you say halva
Haram malın bərəkəti olmaz
- Literal translation: Unearned riches have no goods
Hər ağac öz dibinə kölgə salar
- Literal translation: Every tree casts shadow on its own bottom

X

İ

J

K

Kiminin əvvəli, kiminin axırı
- Literal translation: Someone's end, someone's beginning
Kasıb öləndə molla xəstə olar
- Literal translation: Mullah is sick when poor dies
- Meaning: obvious
Kişi tüpürdüyünü yalamaz
- Literal translation: A man would not lick what he spit
- Meaning: A man should be a man
Kişi sözü üzə deyər
- Literal translation: A man says his word to the face
Köpəyin qarnı tox gərək
- Literal translation: Dog has to have its stomack full
- Meaning: otherwise it may bite the master...

L

M

Meşə çaqqalsız olmaz
- Forest always has its jackal
- Meaning: You can find scums everywhere
Molladan adam, Palıddan badam!
- Literal translation:

N

O

Ot kökü üstə bitər
- Literal translation: Grass grows on its roots

Ö

P

Q

R

Rəhmət düzənə, lə'nət pozana!
- Literal translation: Bless the builders, damn the slayers!
Rəngimə bax, əhvalımı xəbər al!
- Literal translation: Look at my color (face), know my mood!

S

Ş

T

Tazıya tut deyir, dovşana qaç
- Literal translation: Says the dog to get, says the rabbit to run
- Meaning:
Tez duranla tez evlənən uduzmaz
- Translation: Gain those who get up and marry early

U

Ü

V

Y

Yetənə yetir, yetməyənə bir daş atır
- Literal translation: Overtakes whom gets, and stones whom doesn't
- Meaning: Referring to someone who harasses everyone

Z

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