القرد فعين امه غزال
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
Literally “The monkey is a gazelle to his mother's eyes.”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪl.qard f.ʕiːn um.mu‿ɣ.zaːl/
Proverb
القرد فعين امه غزال • (el-qard f-ʕīn ummu ḡzāl)
- beauty is in the eye of the beholder
- Synonym: كل خنفوس عند امه غزال (kulla ḵanfūs ʕand ummu ḡzāl)