Arabic Proverbs and Wise Sayings

by Joyce Akesson

Book Overview

Proverbs bring color to our speech. A way to understand a foreign culture is to learn its proverbs. This book presents a selection of more than 700 proverbs and wise sayings from the Arabic world. The dialectal forms are changed and presented in Modern Standard Arabic. The Arabic expressions are paralleled with transliterations, translations into English, and often explanations and English equivalents. The aim of the study is to enlarge the reader's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9197895458
• ISBN13: 9789197895453
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Pallas Athena Distribution
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"