Aladdin

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Etymology

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

Aladdin in a Magic Garden.

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Aladdin

  1. (obsolete or archaic)
    1. Alternative form of Alauddin
      • 1876, Edward Augustus Freeman, The History and Conquests of the Saracens: Six Lectures Delivered Before the Edinburgh Philosophical Institution:
        Aladdin, of the former dynasty [Khilji], subdued nearly all the Deccan, about 1312; [...]
    2. Alternative form of Alaeddin
      • 1912, Alexander W. Hidden, The Ottoman Dynasty, page 12:
        Orkhan, valuing his brother's knowledge, appointed him Grand Vizier. Aladdin was not an expert in warlike affairs, and turned his attention to the internal improvement of the dominion [...]
  2. 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
  3. The young man who is the protagonist and title character of the story

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Aladdin m

  1. Alternative spelling of Aladim
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