haretna dayye'a w mnaref ba‘d

LanguageLevantine Arabic (Lebanon)

Meaning

1. A proverb in Levantine Arabic that literally means: "our neighborhood is narrow and we know each other".
2. A proverb in Levantine Arabic meaning that the community is small and everyone knows each other.
3. This proverb is used to express that people in a small community are familiar with one another. It highlights the close-knit nature of a neighborhood.

Examples

Part of speechproverb

Usage noteUsed to explain why everyone knows everyone else's business.

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