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We used the Western style to express our own themes and stories. But don't forget that our heritage includes The Thousand and One Nights.
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Meaning of "Thousand and One Nights" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS

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WHAT DOES THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

One Thousand and One Nights

One Thousand and One Nights is a collection of West and South Asian stories and folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age. It is often known in English as the Arabian Nights, from the first English language edition, which rendered the title as The Arabian Nights' Entertainment. The work was collected over many centuries by various authors, translators, and scholars across West, Central, South Asia and North Africa. The tales themselves trace their roots back to ancient and medieval Arabic, Persian, Indian, Egyptian and Mesopotamian folklore and literature. In particular, many tales were originally folk stories from the Caliphate era, while others, especially the frame story, are most probably drawn from the Pahlavi Persian work Hazār Afsān which in turn relied partly on Indian elements. What is common throughout all the editions of the Nights is the initial frame story of the ruler Shahryār and his wife Scheherazade and the framing device incorporated throughout the tales themselves.

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Synonyms and antonyms of Thousand and One Nights in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Thousand and One Nights» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of Thousand and One Nights to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Thousand and One Nights from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Thousand and One Nights» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

一千零一夜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Mil y una noches
570 millions of speakers

English

Thousand and One Nights
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हजार और एक नाइट्स
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

ألف ليلة وليلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Тысяча и одна ночь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Mil e Uma Noites
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হাজারো এবং এক রাত্রি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Mille et Une Nuits
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ribu dan Satu Malam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tausend und eine Nacht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

千夜一夜物語
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

천일 야화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Seribu lan Siji Nights
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Nghìn lẻ một đêm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆயிரம் மற்றும் ஒரு நைட்ஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हजार आणि एक रात्री
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bin ve Bir Gece
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Mille e una notte
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Tysiąca i jednej nocy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Тисяча і одна ніч
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Mie și una de nopți
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Χίλιες και Μία Νύχτες
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Duisend en een nagte
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Tusen och en natt
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Tusen og en natt
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Thousand and One Nights

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Naguib Mahfouz
We used the Western style to express our own themes and stories. But don't forget that our heritage includes The Thousand and One Nights.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS»

Discover the use of Thousand and One Nights in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Thousand and One Nights and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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One Thousand and One Nights: A Retelling
Gathered and passed down over the centuries from India, Persia, and across the Arab world, the mesmerizing stories of One Thousand and One Nights tell of the real and the supernatural, love and marriage, power and punishment, wealth and ...
‎2013
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Aladdin and Other Tales from the Arabian Nights
Some of the best-loved stories in the world, originating in Persia, India and Arabia, retold especially for children.
‎1996
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Tales from the Thousand and One Nights
The tales told by Shahrazad over a thousand and one nights to delay her execution by the vengeful King Shahriyar have become among the most popular in both Eastern and Western literature.
PENGUIN GROUP (UK), 1973
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The Thousand and One Nights in Arabic Literature and Society
The Thousand and One Nights has captivated audiences for centuries, yet, since medieval times, it has not been considered worthy of serious literary debate. This book successfully defies that opinion.
Richard Hovannisian, Georges Sabagh, 1997
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The Thousand and One Nights
In this book, Muhsin Mahdi, whose critical edition of the text brought so much praise, explores the complex literary history of the "Nights," bringing to fruition the search for the archetype that constituted the core of the surviving ...
M. S. Mahdi, 1995
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One Thousand and One Nights
The Arab world's greatest folk stories re-imagined by the acclaimed Lebanese novelist Hanan al-Shaykh, published to coincide with the world tour of a magnificent musical and theatrical production directed by Tim Supple
Hanan Al-Shaykh, Ḥanān Shaykh, 2011
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Stories from the Thousand and One Nights
Originally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name "Harvard Classics," this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from literature, philosophy, history, and mythology-was assembled by American academic CHARLES ...
Charles W. Eliot, 2010
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One Thousand and One Nights
Parted by political and personal conflict, Sehara and Sultan Shahryar have long been passing each other like ships in the night.
JinSeok Jeon, 2010
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The five thousand and one nights
A collection of short stories that depict travelers either deriving strength from their experiences or courting disaster
Penelope Lively, 1997
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A Motif Index of The Thousand and One Nights
Provides accurate information about the content of the authentic Arabic folk classic "Alf laylah wa laylah"
Hasan M. El-Shamy, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS»

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Nicole Saba signs on for more 'One Thousand and One Nights'
Nicole Saba said she has signed a contract to perform in the second part of the “One Thousand and One Nights” TV series, which is showing now during ... «Al-Bawaba, Jun 15»
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'One Thousand and One Nights won't be any less impressive than …
Thanks to the visual effects made that involve the most recent technologies, One Thousand and One Nights (Alf Leila w Leila) will not be any less impressive ... «Ahram Online, Jun 15»
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'The Wrath & the Dawn' scores with a highly engaging retelling of …
Can 'One Thousand and One Nights' really be made over into a love story? Renée ... It will all coalesce in one explosive confrontation … in the sequel. Despite ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jun 15»
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Turkish TV soap Thousand and One Nights loved in Chile
The tortured romance between Sehrazat and Onur, the central drama of the Turkish soap Thousand and One Nights, is taking Chilean television by storm and ... «The National, Dec 14»
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Turkish soaps invade Latin America, land of 'telenovela'
'Thousand and One Nights' has achieved an audience share not seen in years in Chiel and other countries are now in line to screen the show on prime time. «Hurriyet Daily News, Dec 14»
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One thousand and one nights in Raqqa
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One Thousand and One Nights of Laundry
When my sons and I stopped by their father's house to do our laundry one evening, we thought no one was home. Then we noticed him in the backyard with a ... «New York Times, Sep 14»
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Book review: One Thousand and One Nights, By Hanan Al-Shaykh
The Nights "opened the door of a carriage that took me back into the heart of my Arab heritage". Climb in and relish a wild, witty ride. Arts + Ents News in Pictures. «The Independent, Nov 13»
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Gucci's Thousand and One Nights
MILAN — Are there “One Thousand and One Nights” when you could go out wearing a Gucci dress, visible bra under sheer mesh top and a skirt with a digitally ... «New York Times, Sep 13»
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Hanan al-Shaykh's Feminist Spin Illuminates the Classic 'One
There are countless renditions of the Thousand and One Nights out there, everything from picture books to footnote-laden scholarly tomes, from popular ... «PopMatters, Sep 13»

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