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阿伊莎

Mandarin · pinyin Ā yī shā

Ayshe, Aise or Ayesha (name)
Aishah bint Abi Bakr (c. 614-678), youngest wife of prophet Mohamed 穆罕默德 Mù hǎn mò dé

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阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
伊: yī · third person pronoun; he, she, this, that
莎: shā · kind of sedge grass, used anciently for raincoats

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1–1–1 · A1 yi1 sha1

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