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Researching Iranian Proverbs
27-Jan-2009
I was looking for a source to verify an Iranian proverb I had recently heard. I found the link to "Famous Persian Proverbs," a book by Gholamreza Azarli, published in 1989. It is a fairly comprehensive collection of Iranian idioms and proverbs. Though I was able to find the proverb I was searching, searching through the book was a bit difficult.
"Aria boom," a website about many things Iranian, also has a section on Iranian proverbs. This one is easier to search, but I think the list is not as comprehensive as it could be.
Does anyone else know of a better source? How about one which has English translations?
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I agree with Amir Kabir
by IRANdokht on Wed Jan 28, 2009 09:47 AM PSTsome of the idioms and expressions are just not translatable and English language already has the equivalents, for example:
You express sour grapes when you put down something you can’t get: “winning the lottery is just a big headache anyway.”
Doesn't that remind you of a cat that can't reach the meat...? it just won't translate the same way, so why bother...
nice blog :0)
IRANdokht
امثال و حکم
امیر کبیر (not verified)Wed Jan 28, 2009 09:17 AM PST
شاید کتاب امثال و حکم نوشته علی اکبر دهخدا بهترین باشد. ترجمه چنین "کلیشه"ها به انگلیسی تقریبا کار بیهوده و وقت تلف کردن است. زیبائی آنها در زبان فارسی و گویش های مربوط به آن است.
زبان انگلیسی خود از این نظر بسیار غنی است.