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የሙት አልቃሹ የቁም ወራሹ

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“The mourner of the dead, the inheritor of the living.”

Meaning

This proverb describes a hypocritical or opportunistic person who outwardly expresses sorrow or grief for someone's demise, but secretly (or not so secretly) is eager to benefit from their death, particularly by inheriting their possessions. It's about those who feign sympathy while having ulterior motives.

ትርጉም

ይህ ምሳሌ ግብዝ ወይም አጋጣሚን የሚጠቀምን ሰው ይገልጻል። ውጫዊ ሀዘንንና ለቅሶን የሚያሳይ ሆኖ ሳለ፣ በድብቅ (ወይም በግልጽ) ከሟቹ ሞት ጥቅም ለማግኘት በተለይም ንብረቱን ለመውረስ የሚጓጓን ሰው ያመለክታል።

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Added July 29, 2026
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