Gulf Arabic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally: “The wolf does not scurry in vain"
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Kuwait) IPA(key): /ɪðːiːb mɑː‿jhərwɪl ʕəbəθ/
Proverb[edit]
الذيب ما يهرول عبث • (iḏḏīb mā-yharwil ʕabaṯ)
- A bad person does not do something arbitrarily and/or futilely, even if their action seems innocent or innocuous
