This book is a nearly complete record of the Tripoli dialect and its heritage proverbs—the popular colloquial language with its charming and astonishing expressions and vocabulary spoken by people for generations. It descends mainly from its Arabic origins, as well as from other roots such as Ottoman, Persian, French, English, Italian, Syriac, Aramaic, and other languages.

The author's motivation was a desire to preserve this beautiful linguistic heritage as it faces extinction. Initially announced in 2009, it is now published in a new, revised, and expanded form to serve as a rich linguistic legacy for Lebanon and sister Arab countries, with the hope that all colloquial dialects in the Arab world will return to their mother tongue.

• Publisher: Dar Al Farabi for Publishing and Distribution
• ISBN: 9786144324387
• Number of Pages: 280
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Cover Type: Paperback