{"id":15828,"date":"2018-04-13T19:43:19","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T19:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=15828"},"modified":"2018-04-13T19:43:19","modified_gmt":"2018-04-13T19:43:19","slug":"arabic-similes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/arabic-similes\/","title":{"rendered":"Arabic Similes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>A Simile is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g.\u00a0<em>as brave as a lion<\/em>) (dictionary.com)<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>In this post, I give some common similes in Arabic. Some of them are similar to English, while others are different.<\/h3>\n<h3><strong><u>Similes involving animals:<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">\u0634\u062c\u0627\u0639 \u0643\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0633\u062f<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">brave as a lion<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_15830\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/lion-predator-dangerous-mane-cat-3312615\/\" aria-label=\"Lion 3312615 1920 350x215\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15830\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15830\"  alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"215\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/04\/lion-3312615_1920-350x215.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/04\/lion-3312615_1920-350x215.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/04\/lion-3312615_1920-768x472.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/04\/lion-3312615_1920-1024x629.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/04\/lion-3312615_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">pixabay.com<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">\u0645\u0627\u0643\u0631 \u0643\u0627\u0644\u062b\u0639\u0644\u0628<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">sly as a fox<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">\u0633\u0631\u064a\u0639 \u0643\u0627\u0644\u062d\u0635\u0627\u0646<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Fast as a horse<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">\u063a\u0628\u064a \u0643\u0627\u0644\u062d\u0645\u0627\u0631<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Stupid as a donkey<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">\u063a\u0627\u062f\u0631 \u0643\u0627\u0630\u0626\u0628<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Faithless as a wolf<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">\u0628\u0637\u0626 \u0643\u0627\u0644\u0633\u0644\u062d\u0641\u0627\u0629<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Slow as a tortoise<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">\u0642\u0648\u064a \u0643\u0627\u0644\u062b\u0648\u0631<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Strong as a bull<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">\u0636\u062e\u0645 \u0643\u0627\u0644\u0641\u064a\u0644<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Big as an elephant<\/h3>\n<h3><strong><u>Similes involving natural phenomena:<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">\u062c\u0645\u064a\u0644 \u0643\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0645\u0631<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Beautiful as the moon<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_15829\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/moon-the-fullness-of-sky-mystery-1859616\/\" aria-label=\"Moon 1859616 1920 350x233\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15829\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15829\"  alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/04\/moon-1859616_1920-350x233.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/04\/moon-1859616_1920-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/04\/moon-1859616_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/04\/moon-1859616_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/04\/moon-1859616_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">pixabay.com<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">\u0628\u0627\u0631\u062f \u0643\u0627\u0644\u062b\u0644\u062c<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Cold as ice<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">\u0648\u0627\u0633\u0639 \u0643\u0627\u0644\u0635\u062d\u0631\u0627\u0621<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Vast as desert<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">\u0639\u0645\u064a\u0642 \u0643\u0627\u0644\u0628\u062d\u0631<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Deep as sea<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">\u0628\u0639\u064a\u062f \u0643\u0627\u0644\u0633\u0645\u0627\u0621<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Far as the sky<\/h3>\n<h3><strong><u>Similes involving objects:<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">\u0623\u0628\u064a\u0636 \u0643\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0637\u0646<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">White as cotton<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_15831\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/cotton-branch-cotton-plant-branch-1271038\/\" aria-label=\"Cotton Branch 1271038 1920 350x233\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15831\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15831\"  alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/04\/cotton-branch-1271038_1920-350x233.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/04\/cotton-branch-1271038_1920-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/04\/cotton-branch-1271038_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/04\/cotton-branch-1271038_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/04\/cotton-branch-1271038_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15831\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">pixabay.com<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">\u0623\u0633\u0648\u062f \u0643\u0627\u0644\u0641\u062d\u0645<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Black as coal<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">\u062d\u0644\u0648 \u0643\u0627\u0644\u0633\u0643\u0631<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Sweet as sugar<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">\u0645\u0631\u0651 \u0643\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0644\u0642\u0645<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Bitter as colocynth<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">Are these similes similar to the corresponding ones your language?<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/04\/cotton-branch-1271038_1920-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/04\/cotton-branch-1271038_1920-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/04\/cotton-branch-1271038_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/04\/cotton-branch-1271038_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/04\/cotton-branch-1271038_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>A Simile is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g.\u00a0as brave as a lion) (dictionary.com) In this post, I give some common similes in Arabic. 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