Selam seb-bahli:-
Thanks for your attention.
Most Tigrinya idioms are so straight forward
that they wouldn't qualify to be idioms. I deliberately
chose those which are tough to answere. Here are the answers:
1. SebHi Sllti koynu = mqur: afka may zeml': bwHlnet zteserHe SebHi
(SebHi melkENa = the opposite!)
2. Hamus Hamus ybl alo = kmewt zQerebe (even old age)
3. segWri zeyblu = zeyHfur: dhul : kulu zdefro
4. smka Qeshi ySewAyo (May a priest call your name) = gaH bel: mut
5. seyTan bAti = Hayal: duldul: bQelilu zeywedQ
6. zeybeAl qoSlna = zeymereSnayo: bzeydlayna slTan zHaze
7. seAl Tiel = qelTifu zHawi: fekWis seAl (seAl Tiel ygberelka = mrQa)
8. Adi atyu = ab zbSaH beSiHu: ab Elam'u beSiHu
9. Adi koynu = sediru: tebaziHu
10. qusli kremti = qelTifu zeydqs neger (bieteseb)
11. qusli kelbi = qelTifu zHawi:
12. qnata zfeteHet = ztemerAwet: (wedi zdefera) (qnat symbolizes virginity)
13. sheKona btey = mlku'E: zmarK qrSi akal : meshekel (posture)
14. bEray Hagay = Ebara: dKum: Hayli zeyblu
15. adgi lekatit = Ebara: kurmyti
16. Chew mesilu = kefi'uwo: Hasimuwo: Hasare-mekera rekibu
17. seb koynu = Tebay: adeb gieru:: T'Um Tebay aTryu
19. kebdi aQshti = gefiH: bzuH ze'etu
20. Slal qebaro = newiH: zengar
21. leway ksad = ksad brle: mlkEti
22. l'uK Halibo = l'uK: zeyeSreye (indeed this has a historical background)
23. af adi'u ASewe = ateskere
24. zereba seleste = te'amannet (credibility) zelewo:
(rememeber "zereba 1 tHti meriet: zereba 2 lEli meriet)
25. shntu setyu = dket setyu: meriruwo: kefi'uwo
26. Iba denbe = ab qereba: (bQelilu) zrkeb "Iba senbet = gzfi Tray zelewo
27. mezerbaE goduf = halay gzfi: sQilu selaE zbl (bEray adi-geda?)
28. zereba'nsti = qolo TTQo: haTew-qeTew (it's just an idiom:-))
29. gnbar zeyblu = Edl zeyblu: qrsus
30. Edaga Tnusat = nay Sgumat: bHsab zeygber
31. shewAte lbu = goraH: lbu zeyrkeb
32. zrug meAnTa = feraH: jejaw
33. goduf ygberka = (mrQa)Sewar: Egus: ygberka/(mergem) n'UQ kun
34. newiH zChra'u = sebebu zeywda'e:
35. SHdi meteten zmesel (meteten = mt. near Halay) = Halengay: sye: leyley
36. idu negifu = zrkabu wedi'u
37. kebdu 'mni melisula = Chekinu: sni neKisu
38. teskaru beliU = refer #25
39. hbey gergera(Adi) = Hayal: zeytkeal (nsebeyti)
40. Hayli guraE(Abi Adi) = bgdi: (lEli AQmKa mgbar)
41. may zengeda = kentu: ruba zeyesagr: zeyTeqm
42. may draru = hakay
43. mlO habe = nay mftaw mlkt (giving flowers to whom you love( West trad.)
44. bEray qulqul = zeyAqur: zeySmem: zeySewr
45. sariet mesila = Abira: riesa mesila
46. werqi Selam(darkness) = gubo: blaE
47. HSub meAnTa = defar: qoraS: dmbrS zeyblo: tebaE
48. HaKele Hamasien = beTaTsh (potatoes)
49. megedi Amet = rHuQ: newiH
50. kutu (bird) tmesl = gnay: kf'eti (kutu is a long-beaked bird.)
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