Aladdin

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

Aladdin in a Magic Garden.

• IPA^(key): /əˈlædɪn/

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• Rhymes: -ædɪn

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

• (3): Aladdin's cave

Aladdin m

1. Alternative spelling of Aladim