ابن الحلال عند ذكره ببان
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
Literally: “the decent man appears with the mention (of his name)”.
Phrase
ابن الحلال عند ذكره ببان • (ʾibn il-ḥalāl ʕind zikro bibān)
- speak of the devil[1]
- Synonym: ذكرنا القط، أجا ينط (zakarna l-qoṭṭ, ʾaja ynoṭṭ)
References
- J. Elihay (2012) The Olive Tree Dictionary: A Transliterated dictionary of Conversational Eastern Arabic, Minerva Publishing House, →ISBN, page 76