This article aims to study Arabic folk proverbs about women in various classifications. In particular, proverbs about daughters, the image of a mother, marriage, the role of women in the family, and elderly women are analyzed in separate groups. Through this, the article explores how women have been evaluated in folklore.

women, daughters, mother figure, role of women in the family, elderly women, classification, folk oral literature.

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