"Malın gibi ye!" . . . "Eat it as if it were your own . . . ," suggesting that the person being addressed was very selfish and barely shared anything, especially food, if you were to visit them on a Sunday afternoon . . . or any time!!!
Friday, July 10, 2020
"Malın gibi ye!"
Armenians from Marash (today's Kahramanmaraş) and Aintab (Today's Gaziaintab) would often use irony when they suggested, "Malın gibi ye!"
"Malın gibi ye!" . . . "Eat it as if it were your own . . . ," suggesting that the person being addressed was very selfish and barely shared anything, especially food, if you were to visit them on a Sunday afternoon . . . or any time!!!
"Malın gibi ye!" . . . "Eat it as if it were your own . . . ," suggesting that the person being addressed was very selfish and barely shared anything, especially food, if you were to visit them on a Sunday afternoon . . . or any time!!!
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Hi,
ReplyDeleteThe expression is used to show hospitality to a shy guest who seems reluctant to eat. If the guest in question is selfish in the manner you described, then it would be sardonic but on its own the expression does not suggest anything bad about the person addressed.
I am a Turk whose mother is from a small village in Marash. I found your blog while searching for the history of Marash. It is admirable that you record the memories for posterity here.
Actually, it became a joke in our family.... as it could be used with either or both meanings...
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