01941namaa22003731i 4500 EG-GICUC 20260422140601.0 260422s2025 nyu||||gr|||| 000 0 eng d 9781636679518 (epub) 9781636679501 (ebook) 9781636679525 (hardback) EG-GiCUC eng EG-GiCUC EG-GiCUC rda eng ara 21 398.9927 T2479 21 398.9927 T2479 398.9927 T2479 Taymūr, Aḥmad, 1871-1930. Author. Amthāl al-ʻāmmīyah. English Ahmad Taymour's 'Colloquial proverbs' : an English translation / Ahmad Taymour ; [translated by] Hilda Matta. New York : Peter Lang, 2025. 447 pages ; 24 cm rdacontent text rdamedia Unmediated rdacarrier volume International folkloristics . "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"-- $c Provided by publisher. Dr. Hilda Matta ; Cairo ; Gift ; 2026. Proverbs, Arabic Translations into English. qrmak qrmak Matta, Hilda, 1954- 10741 Translator. Asmaa ddc BK 21 0 179676 179676 0 0 ddc 0 1 CUCL cl220 2026-04-22 206775 0 398.9927 T2479 01000110206775000 2026-04-22 14:06:43 2026-04-22 BK