Ahmad Taymour's Colloquial proverbs : an English translation /
"Among the many collections of Egyptian proverbs, the standout is this compilation by Ahmad Taymour, a pioneer and leading figure in the field of paremiology. The Colloquial Proverbs was first published in 1949 and includes 3,188 proverbs, along with explanatory notes. Since publication the boo...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Peter Lang,
[2025]
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| Series: | International folkloristics ;
v. 18. |
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| Summary: | "Among the many collections of Egyptian proverbs, the standout is this compilation by Ahmad Taymour, a pioneer and leading figure in the field of paremiology. The Colloquial Proverbs was first published in 1949 and includes 3,188 proverbs, along with explanatory notes. Since publication the book has gained immense popularity in the Arabic-speaking world. For scholars it is considered a thesaurus, a fundamental and indispensable resource for research. Translated here into English for the first time, this work will be of interest to paremiologists and proverb collectors, but also seen to those seeking insights into the mindset, character, customs and history of the Egyptian people"-- |
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| Item Description: | Translated from the Arabic. |
| Physical Description: | 447 pages ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781636679525 1636679528 |