Arabic & Fársí transcription list and glossary for Bahá’ís Contents

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Ya ‘Aliyyu’l-A’la Yá ‘Alíyyu’l-A‘lá “O Thou the Exalted of the Most Exalted!” is an invocation addressed to the Báb. Same as “Yá-‘Alí-i-A‘lá” (Pers.) [Ya-‘Ali-el-Ala]—‘Alí is the first name of the Báb and it means exalted or high. A‘lá, which is the title of the Báb, means “the Most High”. The Báb is usually known in Írán as Haḍrat-i-A‘lá [Hazrat’e A’la]. Hence, “O Thou the Exalted One who art the Most Exalted” and it refers to the Báb.

Ya Allah’u’l-Mustaghath Yá Alláh’u’l-Mustagháth [Ya Allah El-Mostaghos] (“O God, He Who is invoked”, the cycle of every Divine Dispensation. Specifically, the time of Mústagháth is the day of the Latter Resurrection, that is the Advent of Bahá’u’lláh, see The Kitáb-i-Íqán, pp. 229, 248.)

Ya Baba’l-Abha Yá Bába’l-Abhá “O Gate of the All-Glorious”

Ya Baha’u’l-Abha Yá Bahá’u’l-Abhá “O Glory of Glories”, or “O Glory of the All-Glorious”. “The Greatest Name” يا بهاء الابها ^*

Ya Baha’u’llahu’l-Abha Yá Bahá'u'lláhu'l-Abhá “O Bahá'u'lláh of the All-Glorious” يا بهاء الله ابها

Ya Rabb-i-A’la or Ya Rabbu’l-Ala Yá Rabb-i-A‘lá or Yá Rabbu’l-Álá “O thou the Most Exalted Lord” [Ya-Rabb-el-Aala!]

Ya Rabbiya’l-Abha Yá Rabbíya’l-Abhá “O Thou my Lord, the Most Glorious”

Ya Sahibu’z-Zaman Yá Ṣáḥibu’z-Zamán “O Thou the Lord of the Age”

Ya Shafi Yá Shafí‘ or Yá Sháfi‘ “O Thou the Healer” (MF 44)

Ya Sin, Yasin Yá Sín, Yásín name of súra 36 of the Qur’án and ocurring in the first verse of that súra. Variously interpreted as an epithet of the Prophet Muḥammad, a vocative sentence consisting of particle yá plus sín meaning ‘humankind’, a borrowing from Ethiopic meaning “O Humankind!”, or single letters opening the súra

Ya Yá “O” or “O Thou” in the sense of “O Thou who art”

Ya’juj Ya’juj Gog. Qur’án 18:93: ‘Verily, Gog and Magog waste this land …’ The rampart here described was of iron and molten brass, so that Gog and Magog could neither scale it nor dig under it. Bahá’íyyih Khánum, p. 131. See Ma’júj (Magog)

Ya’llah, Ya Allah Yá’lláh, Yá Alláh O God!

Ya’qub, Ya’aqib Ya‘qúb, pl. Ya‘áqíb Jacob, James; (plural) male mountain quail

Ya’qub-i-Muttahidih Ya‘qúb-i-Muttaḥidih Ya‘qúb-i-Muttaḥidih, Mírzá

Yad Yád Pers. remembrance, recollection, memory; watching, watchfulness; a picture, painting, figure, image

Yad-kar, Yad-kard, Yad-gar (Yadgar) Yád-kár, Yád-kard, Yád-gár Pers. anything given as a memorial, a valuable present to a mistress or friend; a souvenir, keepsake; a monument, anything memorable, worthy of remembrance, or which recalls a person or thing to memory. Yádgár is the name of a Persian journal of history and literature.

Yad, Aidin, Ayadin Yad f., pl. Aydin, Ayádin hand; foreleg; handle; power, control, influence, authority; assistance, help, aid; (Islamic Law) (personal) possession, actual control; benefit; favour

Yadhkuruna Yadhkurúna remember

Yadu’llah Yadu’lláh Hand of God

Yafa Yáfá Jaffa, seaport in Isreal, now part of Tel Aviv

Yafis Yáfis (Yafes)—a tribe descended from Yáfis

Yaft-Abad Yaft-Ábád DB 231, now sw part of Ṭihrán

Yahud al-Yahúd the Jews; Jewry. Descendants of Yahúdá

Yahudi Yahúdí Jewish; Jew

Yahya Yaḥyá John

Yahya’i Yaḥyá’í Yaḥyá’í (Azalí) Yaḥyáyí is a follower of Azal. Yaḥyáyí means followers of Yaḥyá Azal, or in other words the Covenant Breakers

Yahya-i-Darabi or Yahyay-i-Darabi Yaḥyá-i-Dárábí or Yaḥyáy-i-Dárábí Surnamed Vaḥíd (Waḥíd)

Yajuj Yájúj Gog

Yalda Yaldá Pers. the longest night of winter; name of one of Jesus’ attendants

Yalda’i Yaldá’í

Yali, Yalli (also Yallali, Yalali) Yalí, Yallí, (variation Yallalí, Yalalí) Pers. exclamation uttered in a state of intoxication or on receiving good news

Yalrud (Yalrood) Yálrúd Yál (name of a stream) and rúd (river) A village 16 km sw of Tákur and 62 km ne of the centre of Ṭihrán. It is in the Míyanrúd division of the Núr district, Iran. This is the birthplace of Ásíyih, wife of Bahá’u’lláh.

Yaman al-Yaman Yemen

Yamm, Yumum Yamm, pl. Yumúm open sea; (in Syria) side

Yanbu’ Yanbú‘ or Yanbu‘ al-Bahr a compilation of Shí’ih traditions. Town on east side of Red Sea coast, 290 km nnw of Jeddah (Jiddah)

Yaqin Yaqín certainty, certitude (about), conviction (of). See “Traditional ṣúfí concepts” section below.

Yaqtin Yaqṭín (noun yaqṭun) a variety of squash

Yaqut, Yawaqit Yáqút (collective; noun Yáqútun) hyacinth (botanical); hyacinth, ruby, sapphire.—pl. yawáqít. Yáqút ibn-‘Abdu’llaá al-Rúmí al-Hamawí (1179–1229) an Arab biographer and geographer of Greek origin renowned for his encyclopedic writings on the Muslim world. Yáqút aḥmar red ruby

Yar, Yaran Yár, pl. Yárán Pers. a friend, lover, companion, comrade; an assistant, defender; a mistress; equal; strength, power; a pestle;—pl. friends; followers, clients. See Arabic Sadiq.

Yari Yárí Pers. friendship, intimacy; assistance, aid; favour; power; the wives of two brothers; two women engaged to the same man; a rival wife

Yarka, Yerka, Yirkih Yarka (Heb.), Yirka (unofficial) Druze village, Yarka (Ar. Yarká), 11 km east Bahjí

Yarkand, Yarqand Yarkand city in Chinese Turkestan 155 km se Kashgar

Yarmuk Yarmúk (“Yarmouk”) Nahr al-Yarmúk (Yarmuk River) in nw Jordan, the largest tributary of the Jordan River. The Battle of Yarmúk was a major battle between the army of the Byzantine Empire and the Muslim Arab forces of the Ráshidún Caliphate in August 636, near the Yarmúk River, along the present borders of Syria–Jordan and Syria–Israel, east of the Sea of Galilee. The result of the battle was a complete Muslim victory that ended Byzantine rule in Syria.

Yasa’ al-Yasa‘ Elisha, mentioned in Qur’án 6:86 and 38:48

Yashmaq, Yashmak Yashmaq and Yashmak (Turkish yaşmak) face veil worn by women

Yasu Yasú’ Arabic for Jesus. See ‘Ísá

Yatadhakkaruna Yatadhakkarúna those who reflect. See fakara

Yatafakkaruna Yatafakkarúna those who think. See fakara

Yathrib Yathrib the ancient name for Medina City of the Prophet—al-Madínat an-Nabí (shortened to al-Madínah)

Yawar (Yavar) Yáwar (Yávar) Pers. an assistant, coadjutor; a friend, companion; assistance; a pestle; the tenth day of every solar month

Yawm (Yaum), Ayyam Yawm, pl. Ayyám day;—pl. also: age, era, time. Pers. pl. days, times, seasons; weather; space of time, period; duration, term. See yúm

Yawm al-Hashr Yaum al-Ḥashr the day of congregation (of the dead), the Day of Resurrection. The Advent of Muḥammad was a Day of gathering.

Yawm al-Hisab Yawm al-Ḥisáb the Day of Reckoning

Yawm an-Nahr, Yawm-i-Nahr Yawm an-Naḥr, Pers. Yawm-i-Naḥr Day of sacrifice or immolation (third day of Muslim pilgrimage)

Yawm at-Taghábun Yawm at-Taghábun the Day of Judgement (a day when expected gains turn into losses, and vice versa). Pers. Yawmu’l-Taghábun

Yawm at-Talaq, Yawm-i-Talaq Yawm aṭ-Ṭaláq, Pers. Yawm-i-Ṭaláq the day of separation or parting of the truth from the error initiated by the appearance of a Manifestation of God

Yawmu’l-Alast ’a lastu al-Yawm is that not the day. SDC footnote 25 p. 44 incorrect. Also should refer to Qur’án 7:172.

Yawmu’l-Haqq Yawmu’l-Ḥaqq day of truth or day of happening. Day of the Advent of the Messenger

Yawmu’l-Ittihád, Yawm-i-Ittihad Yawmu’l-Ittiḥád, Pers. Yawm-i-Ittiḥad “Unitarian Day”

Yawmu’l-Khuruj Yawmu’l-Khurúj Day of Exodus, the day of the Advent of a Manifestation

Yawmu’llah, Ayyamu’llah Yawmu’lláh, pl. Ayyámu’lláh Day of God/days of God

Yawmu’l-Qiyamah Yaumu’l-Qiyámah Day of Resurrection

Yawn ad-Din, Yawmu’d-Din Yawn ad-Dín, Pers. Yawmu’d-Dín Day of Judgement

Yazd Yazd a province and city in central Írán, notable as the primary centre of the Persian Zoroastrian population.

Yazdan Yazdán Pers. God; omnipotence; name of the spirit who is the principle of good, opposite to Ahriman, the originator of evil.

Yazdani Yazdání Pers. divine

Yazdi Yazdí Pers. of or belonging to, or native or inhabitant of, Yazd; cloth produced in that city.

Yazdigird Yazdigird name of several Sassanian Persian kings

Yazid Yazíd wicked, cruel, cursed, execrable. Name of 2, 9, and 12th Umayyad Caliphs

Yazidi Yazídí Yazidi, belonging to the Yazidi sect

Yuhanna al-Ma’madan Yúḥanná al-Ma‘madán John the Baptist. See ‘amada

Yuhanna, Yuhannah Yúḥanná, Pers. Yúḥannah John. From shortened form of Hebrew Yəhôḥánán, meaning “Yahweh is gracious”

Yum al-Yúm today

Yunis Khan-i-Afrukhtih Yúnis Khán-i-Afrúkhtih, Dr

Yunis, Yunus Yúnis, Yúnus Jonah

Yusayr (Yusair) Yusayr see yusr

Yusr Yusr ease, easiness, facility; easy, pleasant circumstances; prosperity, affluence, wealth, abundance, luxury

Yusuf ‘Ala’ud-Dawlih Yúsuf ‘Alá’úd-Dawlih

Yusuf, Yusif Yúsuf (Yúsif) Joseph

Yusuf-i-Ardibili Yúsuf-i-Ardibílí

Yusuf-i-Sidihi Yúsuf-i-Sidihí GDM ii

Yuz Yúz Ottoman Turkish “hundred”. ‘Alí Big Yúz-Báshí

Yuzdaran, Yuzdarani Yúzdárán, Yúzdárání (Yazd + Írán?) village in Iran/from the village A Basic Bahá’í Chronology, p. 53.

Ywamu’l-Akhirah Ywamu’l-Ákhirah The Last Day, the appearance of Bahá’u’lláh