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Aladdin

/əˈlædɪn/

Aladdin proper noun: an Arabic tale about a young man named Aladdin who is recruited by a sorcerer to get a magic lamp from a cave; often adapted into comic pantomime in Britain. Also the alternative form of Alauddin.

aladdin: an Arabic tale about a young man named Aladdin who is recruited by a sorcerer to get a magic lamp...
Image: From Aladdin und die Wunderlampe, by Ludwig Fulda, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Proper noun

Aladdin

  1. An Arabic tale about a young man named Aladdin who is recruited by a sorcerer to get a magic lamp from a cave; often adapted into comic pantomime in Britain.
  2. The young man who is the protagonist and title character of the story.
    • “Nay, never mind that,” said Aladdin, “tell thy story, friend, as best thou mayst.”1895, Howard Pyle, “Not a Pin to Choose”, in Twilight Land

Also used as

Aladdin is also the alternative form of Alauddin.

Aladdin is also the alternative form of Alaeddin.

Aladdin meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu

Aladdin in Hindi

the fictional young man
अलादीन alādīn

Aladdin in Tamil

the fictional young man
அலாடின் alāṭiṉ

Aladdin in Bengali

the Arabic tale
আলাউদ্দিন alauddin, আলাদিন aladin
the fictional young man
আলাউদ্দিন alauddin, আলাদিন aladin

Aladdin in Telugu

the fictional young man
అలాద్దీన్ alāddīn
More languagesFewer languages
Aladdin in Tagalog
Aladino
Aladdin in Arabic
عَلَاء الدِّين ʕalāʔ ad-dīn
Aladdin in Thai
อะลาดิน à-laa-din

Origin of Aladdin

From Arabic عَلَاءُ الدِّين (ʕalāʔu d-dīn, “nobility of the faith”).

Phrases with Aladdin

Questions about Aladdin

What does Aladdin mean?
Aladdin means an Arabic tale about a young man named Aladdin who is recruited by a sorcerer to get a magic lamp from a cave; often adapted into comic pantomime in Britain.
What is Aladdin in Hindi?
Aladdin in Hindi is अलादीन (alādīn). See Aladdin meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Aladdin?
Aladdin is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Aladdin?
Aladdin is pronounced /əˈlædɪn/.

Words near Aladdin in the dictionary

  1. alacrities
  2. alacritous
  3. alacritously
  4. alacrity
  5. alactic
  6. Aladdin
  7. Aladdin cave
  8. Aladdin caves
  9. Aladdin's cave
  10. Aladdin's caves
  11. Aladdinize

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