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Some Syrian proverbs about cats:

• “Metel el atta bi sab’ rwaah” it means that cats has seven souls, it never dies. It is said when someone always survives and never gets hurt.
• “Metel el att byakoul wo bynkour” it means he is like a cat, it eats everything then it denies what it has eaten. It said about someone known by his ungratefulness.
• “Zakarna el att aam natt” it means we were talking about the cat when it came. It is said if somebody’s name was mentioned and then the same person passed by.
• “Ghab el att ela’b ya far” it means since the cat is not here let the mouse play as much as it can. I think this one is clear.
• “Ylli bela’eb el att bit-hammal kharamisho” it means if you want to play with a cat you should put up with its scratches. You should be aware of what are you doing, or you should carry the consequences of you wrong behavior.
• “ El att ma bihib illa khanako” it means a cat loves its oppressor. It is said when someone always comes back to the one he humiliates him and makes him suffer.