Arabian-nightadj.

Brit.

/əˌreɪbɪə(n)ˈnʌɪt/, U.S.

/əˈreɪbjə(n)ˈnaɪt/

Forms:

α. 1800s– Arabian-night.

β. 1800s– Arabian-nights.

γ. 1800s– Arabian-nights'.

Also with capital initial in the second element.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Arabian adj., night n.

Etymology: In α. forms < Arabian adj. + night n., after the title of the Arabian Nights (also called Arabian Nights' Entertainments , The Thousand and One Nights ), a collection of stories originally written in Arabic, many of which feature magical or fabulous elements. In β. forms < the title of the Arabian Nights. In γ. forms < the genitive of Arabian Nights.

Designating something regarded as reminiscent or evocative of the stories in the Arabian Nights, esp. in seeming magical, fanciful, exotic, or sensuous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [adjective]

witchOE

wielfulc1275

magica1393

superstitiousc1425

diabolic1485

magicala1492

prestigious?1534

sorcerous1546

witching1567

wizardly1588

wizard1638

stoicheiotical1646

witchcraftical1676

maleficious1684

Arabian-night1808

Magian1818

wizard-like1859

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [adjective] > strange > and foreign

WelsheOE

exotical1608

exotic1629

extraneousc1750

Arabian-night1808

1808 ‘P. Plymley’ Eighth, Ninth & Last Let. x. 60 To cram him with Arabian-night stories about the Catholics.

1842 C. Dickens Let. 15 Apr. (1974) III. 193 It [sc. Cincinnati] has risen out of the forest like an Arabian-night city.

1845 Knickerbocker June 522 The wildest dreams of an Arabian Nights' imagination.

1915 A. Lane Maria Again xviii. 211 That famous emporium behind whose Arabian-night show-windows [etc.].

1996 L. Al-Hafidh et al. Europe: Rough Guide (ed. 3) II. xiv. 703 With an Arabian nights skyline rising above its three encircling lakes, Mantua is undeniably evocative.

2011 P. Mollod & J. Tesauro Mod. Gentleman (ed. 2) viii. 224 The sensual Canopy Bed suggests an Arabian night temptress.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	arabian-night
释义	Arabian-nightadj. Brit. /əˌreɪbɪə(n)ˈnʌɪt/, U.S. /əˈreɪbjə(n)ˈnaɪt/ Forms: α. 1800s– Arabian-night. β. 1800s– Arabian-nights. γ. 1800s– Arabian-nights'. Also with capital initial in the second element. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Arabian adj., night n. Etymology: In α. forms < Arabian adj. + night n., after the title of the Arabian Nights (also called Arabian Nights' Entertainments , The Thousand and One Nights ), a collection of stories originally written in Arabic, many of which feature magical or fabulous elements. In β. forms < the title of the Arabian Nights. In γ. forms < the genitive of Arabian Nights. Designating something regarded as reminiscent or evocative of the stories in the Arabian Nights, esp. in seeming magical, fanciful, exotic, or sensuous. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [adjective] witchOE wielfulc1275 magica1393 superstitiousc1425 diabolic1485 magicala1492 prestigious?1534 sorcerous1546 witching1567 wizardly1588 wizard1638 stoicheiotical1646 witchcraftical1676 maleficious1684 Arabian-night1808 Magian1818 wizard-like1859 the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [adjective] > strange > and foreign WelsheOE exotical1608 exotic1629 extraneousc1750 Arabian-night1808 1808 ‘P. Plymley’ Eighth, Ninth & Last Let. x. 60 To cram him with Arabian-night stories about the Catholics. 1842 C. Dickens Let. 15 Apr. (1974) III. 193 It [sc. Cincinnati] has risen out of the forest like an Arabian-night city. 1845 Knickerbocker June 522 The wildest dreams of an Arabian Nights' imagination. 1915 A. Lane Maria Again xviii. 211 That famous emporium behind whose Arabian-night show-windows [etc.]. 1996 L. Al-Hafidh et al. Europe: Rough Guide (ed. 3) II. xiv. 703 With an Arabian nights skyline rising above its three encircling lakes, Mantua is undeniably evocative. 2011 P. Mollod & J. Tesauro Mod. Gentleman (ed. 2) viii. 224 The sensual Canopy Bed suggests an Arabian night temptress. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1808
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