Aladdin

English

Etymology

From Arabic عَلَاء الدِّين (ʿalāʾ ad-dīn, nobility of the faith).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ædən

Proper noun

Aladdin

  1. A given name
  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

Translations


Portuguese

Proper noun

Aladdin m

  1. Alternative spelling of Aladim
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