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A Roving Eye: Head to Toe in Egyptian Arabic Expressions

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A Roving Eye: Head to Toe in Egyptian Arabic Expressions - Ateek, Mona, and Hassan, Mona Kamel, and Naylor, Trevor
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No matter where we come from, we all have our unique local expressions and proverbs that raise confused eyebrows when translated literally. These phrases usually carry humor and wisdom at their core, but are only fully understood in their native language. A Roving Eye explores some of these phrases and sayings from one of the world's most expressive tongues, Egyptian Arabic. Including some one hundred popular phrases and proverbs, all linked to parts of the body and features of the face, A Roving Eye uses striking black-and ...

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A Roving Eye: Head to Toe in Egyptian Arabic Expressions 2015, American University in Cairo Press, Cairo

ISBN-13: 9789774166792

Hardcover