阿拉伯联合酋长国

Traditional form:

阿拉伯聯合酋長國

Pinyin (reading):

Alābó Liánhé Qiúzhǎngguó

Definitions:

• United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Characters:

• 阿 - an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations
• 拉 - to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)
• 伯 - older brother; father's elder brother; sir, sire, count
• 联 - ally, associate; to connect, to join
• 合 - to combine, to join, to unite; to gather
• 酋 - chief of tribe, chieftain
• 长 - long, lasting; to excel in
• 国 - country, nation, state; national

Traditional characters:

• 阿 - an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations
• 拉 - to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)
• 伯 - older brother; father's elder brother; sir, sire, count
• 聯 - ally, associate; to connect, to join
• 合 - to combine, to join, to unite; to gather
• 酋 - chief of tribe, chieftain
• 長 - long, lasting; to excel in
• 國 - country, nation, state; national