طنجرة ولقت غطاها

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

• طاسة ولقت غطاها (ṭāse w-laʔat ḡaṭā-ha)

Etymology

Literally: “a pot that found its lid”. Compare semantically German auf jeden Topf passt ein Deckel etc.

Proverb

طنجرة ولقت غطاها • (ṭanjara w-laʔat ḡaṭāha)

1. every Jack has his Jill