القرد فعين امه غزال

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Moroccan Arabic

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Etymology

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Literally “The monkey is a gazelle to his mother's eyes.”.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɪl.qard f.ʕiː.n‿um.mu‿ɣ.zaːl/

Proverb

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القرد فعين امه غزال (el-qard f-ʕīn ummu ḡzāl)

  1. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
    Synonym: كل خنفوس عند امه غزال (kulla ḵanfūs ʕand ummu ḡzāl)