Ali Baba

== English == === Etymology === From Arabic علي بابا. The use of Ali Baba to designate a type of container originates from the story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (see the use as proper noun below), suggesting the appearance of the oil jars in which the thieves hide in the story. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈælɪˌbɑbə/ === 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". ==== Derived terms ==== Ali Baba bag === 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. (chiefly attributive) A large container, such as a jar or a basket, with a flat base and usually a rounded body that tapers to a narrower neck. ==== Translations ==== == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Ali +‎ Baba, likely from a clipping of sistem ekonomi Ali Baba, coined by the First Ali Sastroamidjojo Cabinet. Ali is an Indonesian name, derived from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy), Baba is a clipping of Baba-Nyonya, an Indonesian term to refer to the Peranakan Chinese. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌali ˈbaba/ [ˌa.li ˈba.ba] Rhymes: -aba Syllabification: A‧li Ba‧ba === Noun === Ali Baba (uncountable) a government-backed economic system characterised with the cooperation between native and ethnic Chinese entrepreneurs. == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic عَلِيّ بَابَا (ʕaliyy bābā). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈa.li ˈba.ba/ Syllabification: A‧li Ba‧ba === Proper noun === Ali Baba m pers Ali Baba (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”) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === Ali Baba in Polish dictionaries at PWN