Phonetic transliteration of the Arabic name Nasir/Nasser (نصير / ناصر, 'helper / victorious').
纳 (nà) for 'na',
希 (xī) for 'si/se',
尔 (ěr) for the trailing -r.
尔 is a stock 'r/-er' character in Chinese transliterations (compare
斯尔,
维尔,
卡尔). Famous bearers include Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser (usually written
纳赛尔) and various Middle Eastern characters in dubbed dramas.
