This article is devoted to researching the role of ancient Oriental cultures, particularly Persian literary sources, in the formation of Arabic paremiology. Based on classical Arabic sources (works of Al-Maydani, Abu Hilal al-Askari, and As-Sa’alibi), the linguistic and historical nature of the concept of “amthal al-muwallada” (modern/generated proverbs) is analyzed. Through comparative-statistical methods, the study proves that the original roots of many Arabic folk proverbs trace back to Persian wisdom. The results demonstrate that the Arabic proverbial system is a product of cultural integration within the framework of a multi-ethnic Islamic civilization, rather than being solely based on ethnic Arabian experience.

Paremiology, muwallad proverbs, Arab-Persian literary relations, linguistic integration, cultural phenomenon, Oriental wisdom.

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