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Table 2

The 37 metaphor-related terms in the whole data (both SA and YA)

Category	Metaphor-related terms
Humans/human parts	1. ðira:ʕ “an arm” 2. diqn “a chin” 3. ʔașa:biʕ “fingers” 4. raʔs “a head” 5. yadd “a hand” 6. raqabah “a neck” 7. rukbah “a knee” 8. surrah “a navel” 9. șadr “chest” 10. ḍafi:rah “a pigtail” 11. ʕafri:tah “a female goblin” 12. faxð “a thigh” 13. ku:ʕ/kawʕ “a joint” 14. liħyah “a beard” 15. wajh “a face”
Animals/animal parts	16. baţţah “a duck” 17. du:dah “a worm” 18. samakah “a fish” 19. ʕașa:fi:r “birds” 20. ʕaḏmah “a bone” 21. θarbah “a sheep tail” 22. ri:šah “a feather”
Plants	23. jawzah “a walnut” 24. wardah “a rose”
Objects	25. kursi “a chair” 26. jasr “a bridge” 27. šamʕah “a candle” 28. ţanjarah “a pot” 29. fiḍḍah “silver” 30. qiʕa:dah “a bed” 31. šawkah “a thorn” 32. maqaș “a scissor” 33. hila:l “crescent” 34. summ “poison” 35. šanţah “a bag” 36. sa:ʕah “a watch” 37. θalla:jah “a refrigerator”

Category	Metaphor-related terms
Humans/human parts	1. ðira:ʕ “an arm” 2. diqn “a chin” 3. ʔașa:biʕ “fingers” 4. raʔs “a head” 5. yadd “a hand” 6. raqabah “a neck” 7. rukbah “a knee” 8. surrah “a navel” 9. șadr “chest” 10. ḍafi:rah “a pigtail” 11. ʕafri:tah “a female goblin” 12. faxð “a thigh” 13. ku:ʕ/kawʕ “a joint” 14. liħyah “a beard” 15. wajh “a face”
Animals/animal parts	16. baţţah “a duck” 17. du:dah “a worm” 18. samakah “a fish” 19. ʕașa:fi:r “birds” 20. ʕaḏmah “a bone” 21. θarbah “a sheep tail” 22. ri:šah “a feather”
Plants	23. jawzah “a walnut” 24. wardah “a rose”
Objects	25. kursi “a chair” 26. jasr “a bridge” 27. šamʕah “a candle” 28. ţanjarah “a pot” 29. fiḍḍah “silver” 30. qiʕa:dah “a bed” 31. šawkah “a thorn” 32. maqaș “a scissor” 33. hila:l “crescent” 34. summ “poison” 35. šanţah “a bag” 36. sa:ʕah “a watch” 37. θalla:jah “a refrigerator”