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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, 2026-08-24

    Someone 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

    Someone is deciding whether a delay is something to endure or something that will cost them the chance to act.

  • 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

    المستعجل والبطي عند المعدية يلتقي

  • 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

    دوا الدهر الصبر عليه

  • 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

    الصبر علي الحبيب و لا فقده

  • 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

    The one who hurries and the slow one meet at the ferry.

  • 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

    Have patience with a loved one rather than lose them.

  • 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

    The remedy for hard times is patience with them.

  • 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

    The remedy for hard times is patience with them.

  • 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

    Have patience with a loved one rather than lose them.

  • 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

    The one who hurries and the slow one meet at the ferry.