لأجل عين ألف عين تكرم
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Arabic[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- لِأَجْلِ عَيْنٍ تُكْرَمُ أَلْفُ عَيْن (liʔajli ʕaynin tukramu ʔalfu ʕayn)
Etymology[edit]
Literally: “For one eye, a thousand eyes are honoured.” Compare the polite phrase تُكْرَمُ عَيْنُك (tukramu ʕaynuk, literally “may your eye be honoured”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proverb[edit]
لِأَجْلِ عَيْنٍ أَلْفُ عَيْنٍ تُكْرَم • (liʔajli ʕaynin ʔalfu ʕaynin tukram)
- If someone is highly honoured, those associated with them will be honoured as well.