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walls have ears in Arabic

اَلْجِدْرَانُ لَهَا آذَانٌ al-jidrānu lahā ʔāḏānun

walls have ears in Arabic: اَلْجِدْرَانُ لَهَا آذَانٌ (al-jidrānu lahā ʔāḏānun), لِلْحِيطَانِ آذَانٌ (li-l-ḥīṭāni ʔāḏānun). In English, walls have ears means there is always a risk of being overheard, so one should be careful about what one says.

Arabic words for walls have ears

be careful about what you say
اَلْجِدْرَانُ لَهَا آذَانٌ al-jidrānu lahā ʔāḏānun, لِلْحِيطَانِ آذَانٌ li-l-ḥīṭāni ʔāḏānun

English meaning of walls have ears

  1. proverb There is always a risk of being overheard, so one should be careful about what one says.

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Questions about walls have ears in Arabic

What is the meaning of walls have ears in Arabic?
Walls have ears in Arabic is اَلْجِدْرَانُ لَهَا آذَانٌ (al-jidrānu lahā ʔāḏānun), لِلْحِيطَانِ آذَانٌ (li-l-ḥīṭāni ʔāḏānun).
ما معنى كلمة walls have ears؟
Walls have ears: اَلْجِدْرَانُ لَهَا آذَانٌ (al-jidrānu lahā ʔāḏānun), لِلْحِيطَانِ آذَانٌ (li-l-ḥīṭāni ʔāḏānun).
What does walls have ears mean in English?
Walls have ears means there is always a risk of being overheard, so one should be careful about what one says.

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