Arabic Proverbs; or, The Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians
- Author or organisation
- John Lewis Burckhardt; edited by William Ouseley
- Year
- 1830
- Rights
- Rights cleared. Only short Arabic proverb strings and factual bibliographic or locator metadata; use original ProverbHub translations and explanations; do not reproduce scan pages or surrounding source commentary.
Historical Cairene proverb collection. Public records use image-confirmed short Arabic strings and factual locators; translations and explanations are original ProverbHub editorial prose.
What this source supports
Evidence is claim-level: each row is one field of one record that this source supports.
- The relationship itselfClaim: Verified
Locator: no. 52, p. 14
The Arabic source explains the ferry bottleneck, supporting the other side of the functional comparison.
Historical or primary sourceAI publication-readiness reviewer, 2026-08-24Someone is hurrying a task or journey whose finish they do not fully control.
- The relationship itselfClaim: Verified
Locator: no. 274, p. 74
The Arabic source records patience as the remedy for hard times, which is the side of the contrast that argues for enduring them.
Historical or primary sourceAI publication-readiness reviewer, 2026-08-26 - Original expressionClaim: Verified
Locator: no. 52, p. 14
Burckhardt records the exact Arabic source form المستعجل والبطي عند المعدية يلتقي under this numbered proverb.
Historical or primary sourceAI data-completeness reviewer, 2026-08-24 - Original expressionClaim: Verified
Locator: no. 274, p. 74
Burckhardt records the exact Arabic source form دوا الدهر الصبر عليه under this numbered proverb.
Historical or primary sourceAI data-completeness reviewer, 2026-08-24 - Original expressionClaim: Verified
Locator: no. 120, p. 32
Burckhardt records the exact Arabic source form الصبر علي الحبيب و لا فقده under this numbered proverb.
Historical or primary sourceAI data-completeness reviewer, 2026-08-24 - PeriodClaim: Verified
Locator: no. 52, p. 14
Recorded as current at Cairo c. 1816–17 and published in 1830; no claim of current 2026 usage.
Historical or primary sourceAI data-completeness reviewer, 2026-08-24 - PeriodClaim: Verified
Locator: no. 120, p. 32
Recorded as current at Cairo c. 1816–17 and published in 1830; no claim of current 2026 usage.
Historical or primary sourceAI data-completeness reviewer, 2026-08-24 - PeriodClaim: Verified
Locator: no. 274, p. 74
Recorded as current at Cairo c. 1816–17 and published in 1830; no claim of current 2026 usage.
Historical or primary sourceAI data-completeness reviewer, 2026-08-24 - Usage contextClaim: Verified
Locator: no. 274, p. 74
Used as historical counsel for bearing difficult times; the source does not establish current usage.
Historical or primary sourceAI data-completeness reviewer, 2026-08-24 - Usage contextClaim: Verified
Locator: no. 120, p. 32
Applied to interpersonal restraint; the source records Cairene friendship terminology but does not establish current usage.
Historical or primary sourceAI data-completeness reviewer, 2026-08-24 - Usage contextClaim: Verified
Locator: no. 52, p. 14
The source explains that Nile ferries waited for enough passengers, so early and late arrivals could leave together. No current-use claim is made.
Historical or primary sourceAI data-completeness reviewer, 2026-08-24