Middle Eastern (Proverbs and Sayings)

Middle Eastern Sites:

A Collection of Palestinian Proverbs A Collection of Palestinian Proverbs: Small collection of well-known proverbs in Arabic transcription with their literal meanings in English. (Middle Eastern) http://www.fortunecity.com/boozers/durham/224/proverbs.html Armenian Sayings Illustrated Armenian Sayings Illustrated: In Armenian with English translation and explanation. (Middle Eastern) http://www.cilicia.com/armo_khosk.html Lebanese Proverbs Lebanese Proverbs: Small collection from Anis Freyha's 1974 "Dictionary of Modern Lebanese Proverbs" (Arabic - English). (Middle Eastern) http://almashriq.hiof.no/lebanon/800/890/892/proverbs/freyha/ Azeri.org: Azeri Expressions Azeri.org: Azeri Expressions: Three articles on Azerbaijani proverbs and proverbial expressions (in Azerbaijani, with English translations and explanations). (Middle Eastern) http://www.azeri.org/Azeri/az_learn/az_expressions/az_expressions_index.html As the Armenians Say... As the Armenians Say...: Armenian sayings with illustrations. (Middle Eastern) http://zangezur.tripod.com/aradz/sayings.html 100 Afghan Proverbs 100 Afghan Proverbs: Proverbs in English with explanations, taken from the booklet by J. Christy Wilson. (Middle Eastern) http://www.noble-knights.com/proverbs/ Daily Arabic Proverbs Daily Arabic Proverbs: Proverbs in Arabic (some in transcription) with English translation and explanations. (Middle Eastern) http://www.arabji.com/proverb.htm As the Arabs Say... As the Arabs Say...: Arabic quotations and proverbs, with English translations and explanations on the cultural setting; an e-book by Isa Khalil Sabbagh. (Middle Eastern) http://www.awo.net/trav-ent/culture/intro.asp Palestinian Popular Proverbs Palestinian Popular Proverbs: Small collection of proverbs (in Arabic and English). (Middle Eastern) http://www.barghouti.com/folklore/proverbs/ Atasöz - Proverbs Atasöz - Proverbs: Ten Turkish proverbs with English translation. (Middle Eastern) http://people.clemson.edu/~mkeskin/Atasoz.htm Egyptian Proverbs Egyptian Proverbs: Compiled by Azer Bestavros from contributions posted on Egypt-net Digest (in Arabic transcription and English). (Middle Eastern) http://almashriq.hiof.no/egypt/800/808/proverbs/egyptian_proverbs.html Arabic Proverbs Arabic Proverbs: Proverbs in Arabic with English translations and explanation. (Middle Eastern) http://www.translationtoarabic.com/arabic_proverbs.htm Turkish Proverbs - Türk Atasözleri Turkish Proverbs - Türk Atasözleri: Gathered by S?leyman Sadi Seferoglu (in Turkish transcription with English translation). (Middle Eastern) http://www.columbia.edu/~sss31/Turkiye/proverbs.html Some Yemeni Proverbs Some Yemeni Proverbs: Small collection of proverbs (in Arabic and English), compiled by Najla Abu-Taleb. (Middle Eastern) http://www.al-bab.com/bys/articles/abutaleb98.htm Afghan Proverbs Afghan Proverbs: Collection of Afghan proverbs and explanations (in English). (Middle Eastern) http://afghana.com/SocietyAndCulture/proberbs.htm Afghanistan Online: Proverbs Afghanistan Online: Proverbs: Collection of proverbs from Afghanistan (in English) with explanations. (Middle Eastern) http://www.afghan-web.com/culture/proverbs.html Syrian Proverbs Syrian Proverbs: Small collection of proverbs (in Arabic and English) with explanations. (Middle Eastern) http://www.damascus-online.com/proverbs.htm Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative (ATON) Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative (ATON): The Uysal - Walker Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative (U-W ATON) located in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. (Middle Eastern) http://aton.ttu.edu/ Words of Wisdom Words of Wisdom: Article by Amina Elbendary discussing the value of traditional Egyptian proverbs in a changing world. (Middle Eastern) http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2001/515/cu2.htm Apricots Tomorrow Apricots Tomorrow: Ten Egyptian Arabic proverbs in Arabic script, with transliteration and translation. (Middle Eastern) http://www.egyptianarabic.com/institutions/proverbs.asp Turkish Proverbs Turkish Proverbs: Historical overview of Turkic paremiography with examples of proverbs (in English). (Middle Eastern) http://www.ottomansouvenir.com/Turkish_Proverbs/Turkish_Proverbs.htm