阿法尔沙漠

Traditional form:

阿法爾沙漠

Pinyin (reading):

Afǎ'ěr Shāmò

Definitions:

• Afar Desert, Southern Ethiopia

Characters:

• 阿 - an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations
• 法 - law, rule, statute; method, way; French
• 尔 - you; that, those; final particle
• 沙 - sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
• 漠 - desert; aloof, cool, indifferent

Traditional characters:

• 阿 - an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations
• 法 - law, rule, statute; method, way; French
• 爾 - you; that, those; final particle
• 沙 - sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
• 漠 - desert; aloof, cool, indifferent