Arabic proverbs and sayings: origin, studying and writing collections of proverbs in Arabic literature

Abstract

The main concern of the article is the Arabian proverbs and sayings. It focuses on compiling and studying of the collections of the Arabian proverbs and sayings. The Arabian proverbs present interest to many literary critics and philosophers, who aspired to keep the proverb heritage, to protect the language from non-Arabian infl uence. Literary scholars had collected and studied proverbs and sayings in the literary collections. It is possible to fi nd a necessary proverb by the keywords. The given work will allow to expand knowledge about the Arabian people and to understand their culture.

Keywords:

Arabic Literature, proverbs, sayings, Abuhilal al-Askari, “Jamharat al-amthal”, dictionaries of proverbs