阿拉法特 (Ālāfǎtè): Yasser Arafat (1929-2004), Palestinian leader, chairman of the PLO and first president of the Palestinian Authority, 1994 Nobel Peace Prize laureate

Meanings

1 Yasser Arafat (1929-2004), Palestinian leader, chairman of the PLO and first president of the Palestinian Authority, 1994 Nobel Peace Prize laureate

Characters

阿

ā

(transliteration prefix)

拉

lā

(transliteration syllable); to pull

法

fǎ

(transliteration syllable); law

特

tè

(transliteration syllable); special

Examples

阿拉法特是巴勒斯坦的民族象征。

Ālāfǎtè shì Bālèsītǎn de mínzú xiàngzhēng.

Arafat is the national symbol of Palestine.

阿拉法特和拉宾一起获得了诺贝尔和平奖。

Ālāfǎtè hé Lābīn yīqǐ huòdé le Nuòbèi'ěr Hépíng Jiǎng.

Arafat and Rabin jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Tips

history

阿拉法特 signed the Oslo Accords with Israeli PM 拉宾 (Yitzhak Rabin) in 1993 — for which both, plus 佩雷斯 (Peres), won the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize. His trademark keffiyeh folded in the shape of historic Palestine became an instantly recognizable political symbol.