Ali Baba

See also: Ali Babá and Alì Babà

English

Etymology

From Arabic عَلِيّ بَابَا‎ (ʿaliyy bābā).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Ali Baba

The fictional protagonist of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, famous for his encounter with forty thieves and their treasure trove cave that opens on the command "open sesame".

Noun

Ali Baba (plural Ali Babas)

(slang) An extremely lucky person, especially one who acquires a large fortune by luck or by chance.
(slang, ethnic slur, US, military) An Iraqi.

Translations

a fictional character

Arabic: عَلِيّ بَابَا‎ m (ʿaliyy bābā)
Armenian: Ալի-Բաբա (Ali-Baba)
Bengali: আলী বাবা (alī baba)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 阿里巴巴 (zh) (Ālǐbāba)
Czech: Alibaba m
Danish: Ali Baba
French: Ali Baba m
Georgian: ალი ბაბა (ali baba)
Greek: Αλή Μπαμπά m (Alí Bampá)
Hebrew: עלי באבא‎ m ('ali baba)
Hindi: अली बाबा m (alī bābā)
Icelandic: Alí Baba m
Italian: Alì Babà m
Japanese: アリババ (Aribaba)
Korean: 알리바바 (Allibaba)
Latvian: please add this translation if you can
Macedonian: Алибаба (Alibaba), Али Баба (Ali Baba)
Marathi: अली बाबा m (alī bābā)
Persian: علی بابا‎ ('ali bâbâ)
Polish: Ali Baba (pl) m
Portuguese: Ali Babá m
Russian: Али́-Баба́ m (Alí-Babá)
Slovak: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: Alí Babá m
Tajik: Алибобо (Alibobo)
Thai: อาลีบาบา (aa-lii-baa-baa)
Turkish: Ali Baba
Urdu: علی بابا‎ m ('alī bābā)
Uyghur: ئەلى بابا‎ (eli baba)

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