Table 7 Proverbs representing women as a typical housewife and object of reproduction.

From: Ideological representations of women in Jordanian folk proverbs from the perspective of cultural semiotics

المره لو وصلت للمريخ اخرتها للطبيخ

Even If a woman reaches Mars, her mission will eventually be to cook

الشَجرةْ اللي ما بتثْمرْ حلالْ قَطعْها

The tree that does not bear fruit is lawful to cut down

المره بلا أولاد زي الخيمة بلا أوتاد

A woman without children is like a tent without pegs

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