كل خنفوس عند امه غزال

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Literally “Every beetle to his mother is a gazelle”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kul.la xan.fuːs ʕan.d‿um.mu‿ɣ.zaːl/

Proverb

كل خنفوس عند امه غزال • (kulla ḵanfūs ʕand ummu ḡzāl)

1. beauty is in the eye of the beholder

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