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where there's smoke, there's fire in Arabic

لَا دُخَانَ بِلَا نَار lā duḵāna bilā nār

where there's smoke, there's fire in Arabic: لَا دُخَانَ بِلَا نَار (lā duḵāna bilā nār), أَيْنَمَا يُوجَدُ دُخَانٌ، تُوجَدُ نَار (ʔaynamā yūjadu duḵānun, tūjadu nār). In English, where there's smoke, there's fire means if there is a hint of something occurring, it is probably true, although such rumors should be taken with a grain of salt.

Arabic words for where there's smoke, there's fire

if there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism
لَا دُخَانَ بِلَا نَار lā duḵāna bilā nār, أَيْنَمَا يُوجَدُ دُخَانٌ، تُوجَدُ نَار ʔaynamā yūjadu duḵānun, tūjadu nār

English meaning of where there's smoke, there's fire

  1. proverb If there is a hint of something occurring, it is probably true, although such rumors should be taken with a grain of salt.
  2. proverb All rumors are true.
  3. proverb Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A sighting of smoke means that fire is not only possible but rather probable, nearly certain.

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Questions about where there's smoke, there's fire in Arabic

What is the meaning of where there's smoke, there's fire in Arabic?
Where there's smoke, there's fire in Arabic is لَا دُخَانَ بِلَا نَار (lā duḵāna bilā nār), أَيْنَمَا يُوجَدُ دُخَانٌ، تُوجَدُ نَار (ʔaynamā yūjadu duḵānun, tūjadu nār).
ما معنى كلمة where there's smoke, there's fire؟
Where there's smoke, there's fire: لَا دُخَانَ بِلَا نَار (lā duḵāna bilā nār), أَيْنَمَا يُوجَدُ دُخَانٌ، تُوجَدُ نَار (ʔaynamā yūjadu duḵānun, tūjadu nār).
What does where there's smoke, there's fire mean in English?
Where there's smoke, there's fire means if there is a hint of something occurring, it is probably true, although such rumors should be taken with a grain of salt.

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