Shahad F. Al-Nemari

Project of Proverbs

Parts of the body

( Hands )

By,

Shahad F. Al-Nemari

0879099

Instructor,

Dr. Shdia Y. Banjar

LANE 462

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بالشكر ..1 لسانك فليصل المكافأة عن يدك قصرت إذاLiteral meaning : If you can't reward then you should thank.Metaphorical meaning : If your hand can't give a reward then thank through your tongue.

تصفق ..2 ال واحدة يدLiteral meaning : One hand can't clap.Metaphorical meaning : Listen to the sound of one hand clapping (denoting the benefits of cooperation).

قصيرة ..3 واليد بصيرة العينLiteral meaning : The eye sees but the arm is short ( can't reach ).Metaphorical meaning : When someone whishes for something beyond his means.

تساعد ..4 يد على يدLiteral meaning : A hand in addition to another will be a help.Metaphorical meaning: Two heads are better than one, many hands make light work.

لغيرك ..5 وتقسم يدك في تكونLiteral meaning : You may have something in your hand, but then fate decrees that it goes to another.Metaphorical meaning : Many a slip between the cup and the lip.

سيدي , ..6 يا للكلب أقول وال بيدي حاجتي أعملLiteral meaning : I would attend to my own needs myself rather than address a dog as '' master ''Metaphorical meaning : There is no benefit in seeking help from a bad person.

نجسة ..7 البطالة اليدLiteral meaning : The idle hand is contaminated.Metaphorical meaning : Idle hands are the devil's tool.

يدك ..8 إال دمعتك يمسح ماLiteral meaning : nothing can wipe away your tear except for your own hand.Metaphorical meaning : Would you best be served, serve yourself.

الفقر ..9 من أمان اليد في صنعةLiteral meaning : A skill in the hand is security against poverty.Metaphorical meaning : Knowledge of a skill is insurance against poverty.

القلب , ..10 عليه يحزن ما اليد عليه تتعب ما اللي المالLiteral meaning : The money that hand doesn't tire over, the heart doesn't grieve over ( when it is lost )Metaphorical meaning : Easy come, easy go.

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جيبك ..11 في اللي من اقرب يدك في الليLiteral meaning : What is in your hand is nearer ( to you) than what is in your pocket.Metaphorical meaning : Keep your property as much as possible at your own disposal, for you never know when or how fast you may need it. This proverb in particular urges us always to be prudent with money ( even if we have plenty of it )

تعطي ..12 ما تأخذ اللي اليدLiteral meaning : The hand that takes does not give.Metaphorical meaning : It is very hard for the selfish to start giving.

13.. عجبة اليتيم يد في الكحكةLiteral meaning : A cake in the hand of an orphan is a wonder.Metaphorical meaning : A thing out of context may be a source of wonder.

قدام ..14 من ويد ورا من يد جايLiteral meaning : To come with one hand in the front and one hand in the back Metaphorical meaning : To come empty handed.

كتفك ..15 على يديLiteral meaning : my hand is on your shoulder.Metaphorical meaning : There I am ready to go along with you, I am completely with you on this.

شمالك ..16 على يمينك تجن الLiteral meaning : Don't let your right hand victimize your left.Metaphorical meaning : Don't do any mistake that influence badly on you.

يقيح ..17 وال يدمي ال صحيح يده يمسك منLiteral meaning : Keep your hand tight, you won't bleed and you won't weep.Metaphorical meaning : Organize your money spending and you won't have to feel sorry for yourself it in the future.

18.. , قدام ويد ورا يد حمص بال المولد من طلعناLiteral meaning : We came out of the carnival without chickpeas, one hand in front, one hand behind.Metaphorical meaning : Everybody used to come out of carnivals with at least chickpea dips. The proverb is used to describe those who came out of a carnival with empty hands.

اللحى ..19 على ضحك األيادي بوسLiteral meaning : Kissing hands is fooling beards.Metaphorical meaning : It describes those who try all sorts of winded methods to reach their desire, but not a single time have they tried to go straight to the point.

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وتجر ..20 برجلك يؤخذ xحيُث تجلس وال ، xبر وت بيدك يؤخذ حيُث اجلسLiteral meaning : Sit down where your hand is taken then taper, and don't sit where your foot is taken and conducted.Metaphorical meaning : Warning that one puts himself in a position to be the cause of misery and humiliation and misery, and provides guidance as to the importance of choosing the correct position that fits you and he finds a designee on the consequences.

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