part, bottom, foundation. Contrast with bálá

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Pa Pá Pers. the foot; a footstep, vestige; cause, pretence, pretext; power, strength; opposition, resistance

Pahlav, Pahlaw Pahlav Pers. a hero; a wrestler; a saint; a city; name of a country where Pehlevi is spoken

Pahlavan, Pahlawan Pahlaván Pers. a hero, champion, brave warrior, strong athletic man; rough, rugged in figure or in speech

Pahlavi Pahlaví Family name of the dynasty of Sháhs begun in 1925 by Riḍá Khán.

Pak Pák Pers. pure, chaste, innocent, clean, neat; perfect, full, complete; all, entire; downright

Pakbaz Pákbáz utmost detachment or those who risk all they have in gambling, those who give away whatever they have

Pakdini Pákdíní Pers. pure religion

Pakistan Pákistán Derived from Persian for “Land (stán) of the Pure (pák)”

Pakistani Pákistání

Panbih-Chulih Panbih-Chúlih (Panbeh Chooleh) a village 18 km north of Sari

Panj Panj Pers. five; fifth; in fives; the five senses

Pa-Qal’iyi Pá-Qal‘iyí Pers. the people that are related to or are from the place that is within the area protected by a castle. See Qal‘a

Par, Parr Par, Parr Pers. a wing; a feather; a leaf; the arm from the collar-bone to the tip of the finger; the sails or paddles of a mill; a side, skirt, or margin; leaf of a tree; light, ray

Paraclete (Parakletos), Faraqlit Paraclete advocate, intercessor; comforter or spirit of truth. Paráklētos, Greek, can signify “called to one’s aid in a court of justice”, a “legal assistant”, an “assistant”, or an “intercessor”. Paracletus Latin. In Christianity commonly refers to the Holy Ghost. Resembles fáraqlíṭ (one that discriminates between truth and falsehood, i.e. Aḥmad, a name of Muḥammad). See periclyte and fáraqlíṭ

Paran Párán Pers. (Pharan, Fárán) uncertain location of mountain, desert, wilderness, etc. Moses uses “Párán” with special reference to Muḥammad and “Seir” to Jesus Christ. Muslim and Arabic traditions hold that the wilderness of Párán is, broadly speaking, the Ḥijáz.

Parast, Parastan Parast, pl. Parastán Pers. a worshipper; one who persists in his opinion

Pari Parí Pers. winged; a good genius, a fairy

Pari-Rukh, Pari-Rukhsar Parí-Rukh, Parí-Rukhsár Pers. angel-cheeked, fairy-faced

Parishan (Pareshan) Paríshán Pers. dispersed, scattered; dishevelled; disturbed, perplexed, confounded, distracted, agitated, afflicted, vexed, sad, melancholy; unfortunate; disgusted. Also described as the mystic name for one “lost in an ecstasy of love”.

Par-Pa (Parpa) Par-Pá (Parpá) Pers. feather foot; “light foot” surname given to Hájí Mírzá Jání (The Dawn-Breakers 101)

Pars Párs Pers. a leopard (pard); an animal smaller than a leopard and trained to hunt; ounce, cheetah; Persia (original and proper name). Arabs substituted the P for an F: Fárs

Parsi, Parsiyan, Parsis Pársí, pl. Pársiyán (“Pársís”) Pers. fire-worshipper (a Persian), Parsee (varn. Parsi). An adherent of Zoroastrianism; specifically a descendant of Persians who fled to India in 7th & 8th centuries.

Parwin (Parvin, Parvyn) Parwín (Parvín) Pers. Pleiades

Parwiz (Parviz) Parwíz (Parvíz) name of Persian king

Pasha Páshá Persian form of Turkish paşa. See báshá

Pasha’i Páshá’í

Pashay-i-Qibrisi Pásháy-i-Qibrisí

Payam Payám Pers. news, advice; message; rumour, fame

Paykar Paykar Pers. face, countenance; form, figure, mould, model; portrait, likeness; an idol-temple

Payman Paymán Pers. measuring; promise, agreement, compact, convention, treaty, stipulation, pledge, security, confirmation; asseveration, oath, kindred

Payrawi (Pay-rawi, Payravi) Payrawí (Payraví) a following, pursuit; search; dependence, consequence

Periclytes (Periclitos) Periclytes very illustrious, greatly praised (meaning of Muḥammad). Muslims claim periclitos was replaced by paracletos (or comforter) in the Bible. See paraclete

Peripatetic Peripatetic the Peripatetic school was a school of philosophy in Ancient Greece. Its teachings derived from its founder, Aristotle (384–322 BC), and peripatetic is an adjective ascribed to his followers. The term “peripatetic” is a transcription of the ancient Greek word περιπατητικός peripatêtikos, which means “of walking” or “given to walking about”. The Peripatetic school was known simply as the Peripatos. Aristotle’s school came to be so named because of the peripatoi (“colonnades” or “covered walkways”) of the Lyceum where the members met. The legend that the name came from Aristotle's alleged habit of walking while lecturing may have started with Hermippus of Smyrna.

Pichan Píchán Pers. complicated, twisted

Pichih, Picheh Píchih Pers. woven, black, horse hair (or other fibre) net used to cover a woman’s face. Turkish petche, Ar. yashmaq

Pidar-Jan Pidar-Ján [Pedar Jan] (“Father Dear”) title given to ‘Abdu’lláh of Qazvín (MF)

Pilaw (Pilav), Pulau Píláw (Píláv) Pers. boiled rice and meat

Pindar Pindár Pers. thought, imagination, fancy, opinion; pride, conceit, a high opinion of oneself

Pir Pír Pers. an old man; a founder or chief of a religious body or sect

Pishdadiyan Píshdádíyán Píshdádíyán Dynasty (e.g. Firaydún)

Pish-Kash, Pishkish Pish-Kash, Píshkish Pers. a present, tip, duoceur. Ritual courtesy forbids you to take the gift.

Pishnamaz Píshnamáz Pers. the cleric who leads the congregation in prayer in the mosque

Plevna Plevna Pleven, Bulgaria

Prayer Prayer There are three types of revealed prayers: ṣalát [ritual or obligatory prayers revealed by Bahá’u’lláh], du’á’ (prayers for certain occasions and requirements) and munájáh (prayers that are more in the character of communing with God) [revealed by the Báb, Bahá’u’lláh, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi]. See Ṣalát

Pukhta (Pukhtih, “Pokhet”) Pukhta Pers. boiled, dressed, cooked; ripe, mature; expert, skilful, versed in business; sly; a large lamb; contemptible; strong, well built

Pul Púl Pers. a bridge; a small piece of copper coin; money; a fish-scale; a station on a journey, an inn

Pul-i-Sirat, as-Sirat Pul-i-Ṣiráṭ (Pers.), aṣ-Ṣiráṭ (Ar.) The Bridge on the Path. The hair-narrow bridge that every person must pass on the Yawm ad-Dín (“Day of the Way of Life”, i.e. the Day of Judgement) to enter Paradise.

Pur Púr Pers. a son; a horse; one who shams ignorance; steel; a woodcock; Porus, king of the Pauravas

Pur Pur Pers. full; laden, charged; complete; much, very

Pur-dil (Purdil) Pur-dil (Purdil) Pers. “full heart” full of courage, intrepid, magnanimous; intelligent; liberal

Pur-Ustadkar Púr-Ustádkár Pers. See púr, ustád and kár

Pust (Post) Púst Pers. skin; a raw hide, undressed skin; rind, outward coat; crust; bark of a tree; a shell; poppy-head; slander, detraction

Pustchi Pústchí púst+chi? Yadu’lláh Pústchí executed 24 June 1981.