A visual language!

In Arabic, the most beautiful thing a person can be compared to is the moon. Saying a woman or man is like the moon is equivalent to saying in English that they have the beauty of a Greek god/dess.

- A vivid image is the expression “dawwa rasse”, “my head lit up (like a lightbulb)”. It’s used for stupefying situations, be it amazement, utter confusion, shock, or a strong reaction (”I saw that he had managed to wreck the car in the garage, my head lit up and even the neighbours could hear me yelling”).