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| language: |
| - ar |
| license: cc-by-4.0 |
| task_categories: |
| - text-generation |
| pretty_name: Arabic Proverbs Collection |
| tags: |
| - proverbs |
| - cultural-heritage |
| - nlp |
| --- |
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| # Arabic Proverbs Collection |
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| ## Dataset Description |
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| Arabic Proverbs Collection is a dataset containing Arabic proverbs and their explanations. The collection covers three types of Arabic proverbs from different linguistic contexts and historical periods: |
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| 1. Classical Arabic proverbs. |
| 2. Colloquial Arabic proverbs. |
| 3. Popular and contemporary Arabic proverbs generated with artificial intelligence. |
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| ## Dataset Sources |
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| ### Classical Arabic Proverbs |
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| The classical Arabic collection was sourced from *Majma' al-Amthal* by Abu al-Fadl al-Maydani al-Nisaburi, who died in 1124. |
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| *Majma' al-Amthal* is a four-volume collection and is considered one of the best-known early works devoted to Arabic proverbs. |
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| ### Colloquial Arabic Proverbs |
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| The colloquial collection was compiled from *Colloquial Proverbs* by Ahmad Taymour Pasha, published in 1949. |
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| The source organizes proverbs alphabetically and provides insights into social life, customs, traditions, and spoken language in Arabic-speaking communities. |
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| ### Popular Arabic Proverbs |
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| The popular Arabic section was generated using artificial intelligence. |
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| It contains contemporary proverbs and idiomatic expressions paired with explanations. Because this portion is machine-generated, its content may contain inaccuracies, repetitions, unnatural expressions, or statements that are not commonly recognized as authentic Arabic proverbs. |
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| ## Dataset Structure |
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| Each record contains an Arabic proverb and its corresponding explanation. |
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| | Field | Description | |
| | ---------------------| -------------------------------------------------- | |
| | `Arabic-Proverb` | The proverb or idiomatic expression in Arabic. | |
| | `Explanation` | An explanation of the proverb's meaning in Arabic. | |
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| ## Citation |
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| ```bibtex |
| @dataset{alselwi_2025_arabic_proverbs_collection, |
| author = {Taha Alselwi}, |
| title = {Arabic Proverbs Collection}, |
| year = {2025} |
| } |
| ``` |
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