西斯塔尼 xī sī tǎ ní

DEFINITIONS

  1. Sistani (name of a prominent Iraqi Ayatollah)

CHARACTERS

西 xī west(ern); westward, occident
斯 sī this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
塔 tǎ tower, spire, tall building
尼 ní Buddhist nun; transliteration