纳西里耶

納西里耶

Nàxīlǐyē

proper noun #35,041

Meanings

1 Nasiriyah (Iraqi city on the Euphrates River, capital of Dhi Qar Province)

Characters

to receive (transliteration char)

west (transliteration char)

inside (transliteration char)

ye (transliteration char)

Examples

纳西里耶位于伊拉克南部。

Nàxīlǐyē wèiyú Yīlākè nánbù.

Nasiriyah is located in southern Iraq.

2003年伊拉克战争期间，纳西里耶发生了激烈的战斗。

Èrlínglíngsān nián Yīlākè zhànzhēng qījiān, Nàxīlǐyē fāshēng le jīliè de zhàndòu.

During the 2003 Iraq War, fierce battles took place in Nasiriyah.

Tips

culture

纳西里耶 transliterates Arabic Nāṣiriyyah (الناصرية), an Iraqi city near the ancient Sumerian site of Ur. The four characters are sound-matched: 纳, 西, 里, 耶, none carry meaning here. The city entered Chinese news vocabulary heavily during the 2003 Iraq War.

Stroke Order

纳 nà

西 xī

里 lǐ

耶 yē