The most commonly used classical Arabic proverbs
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Old Arabic proverbs, Arabic paremiology, Comparated paremiology, Arabic lexicography.
Abstract
This article examines a collection of the most commonly used classical Arabic proverbs both in written and oral discourse. In spite of their remote origin, some of them are still alive in Standard Arabic, what demonstrates the vitality of this kind of sapiential expressions.Downloads
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Published
2012-07-23
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Ould Mohamed Baba A.-S. (2012). The most commonly used classical Arabic proverbs. Anaquel de Estudios Árabes, 23, 131-144. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ANQE.2012.v23.39700
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