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阿拉

Mandarin · pinyin ā lā#

(Wu dialect) I; me; my; we; us; our

Mandarin · pinyin Ā lā#

Allah (Arabic name of God)

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阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen

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1–1 · a1 la1

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pron · Etymology 1

we; us
I; me

name · Etymology 2

Allah

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