A Study of Proverbs in Hormozgan Province

Proverb is a concise statement (in verse or prose), in general use, expressing a shrewd perception about everyday life or a universally recognized truth. Most proverbs are rooted in folklore and have been preserved by oral tradition. The present article is a study of the proverbs used in Bandar-eKhamir and Minab. The proverbs studied in the article are the ones that have a Persian equivalent. Those that do not have a specific equivalent in Persian will be studied in another article.