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

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Gach Gach Pers. a kind of white earth of which lime is made of; a plaster of lime and gypsum mixed with sand and pounded marble.

Gaf Gáf Persian letter representing g—a form of the Arabic letter káf

Gallipoli Gallipoli Gelibolu, Turkey

Gand Gand Pers. anything fetid, bad smell, stink, funk. Can result from a mispronounciation of qand

Gandum Gandum Pers. wheat

Gandum-Pak-Kun Gandum-Pák-Kun Mullá Muḥammad Ja‘far—the first person in Iṣfahán to accept the Faith of the Báb

Ganj Ganj Pers. a store, hoard, hidden treasure; a magazine, granary, grain-market, storehouse; a mart; a case

Ganja, Ganjih Ganja, Ganjih (Ganjeh) city of Ganja in Ádharbayján, mentioned in a number of Bahá’í books. There are 6 villages in Iran with Ganjeh in their names.

Gar Gár Pers. a suffix that, subjoined to a word, denotes agency or possession

Garb Garb west; occident; vehemence, violence, impetuosity, tempestuousness; al-Garb—the West, the Occident

Garbi Garbí western, westerly; occidental, Western; European; an Occidental, a Westerner;—al-Garbíyún the Western Church (Christian)

Gari Garí Pers. any standard of measure, whether for land, cloth, grain, liquids, or time; a measure of time, twenty-two minutes and thirty seconds; the itch, scab; practice, trade, office

Garm Rud Garm Rúd (or Garmrúd) village northern Iran (south of Sárí). Pers.: warm or hot (garm) flowing water (rúd)

Garm-Siri Garm-Sírí “warm place”

Gawhar (Gohar, Gauhar) Gawhar Pers. a gem, jewel, pearl, precious stone; lustre of a gem or sword; root, origin; of a noble family; essence, substance, form; offspring; any hidden virtue; intellect, wisdom; a substitute. See Ar. jawhar

Gawhar Khanum Gawhar Khánum third wife of Bahá’u’lláh (broke Covenant after the passing of Bahá’u’lláh)—her daughter is Furúghíyyih

Gawhar-Maliki Gawhar-Malikí Royal jewel

Gawhar-Shad Gawhar-Shád

Gha’i Ghá’í final

Ghadir Khumm Ghadír Khumm Muḥammad gave a speech (during which he designated ‘Alí as the leader of the Muslim ummah) on 18th of Dhu’l-Ḥijjih ah 10 (ad 632) at Ghadír Khumm, which is near the city of al-Juhfah.

Ghadir, Ghudur, Ghudran Ghadír, pl. Ghudur, Ghudrán pond, pool, puddle; stream, brook, creek, river

Ghafara, Gafr, Maghfira, Ghufran Ghafara, Ghafr, Maghfira, Ghufrán to forgive (someone something), grant pardon (to someone for something), remit (something)

Ghaffar (“Gaffar”) Ghaffár readily inclined to pardon, much-forgiving (esp. of God) ‘Abdu’l-Ghaffár

Ghafir Gẖáfir forgiving; merciful, compassionate

Ghafur Ghafúr readily inclined to pardon, much-forgiving (esp. of God)

Ghali Ghalí Pers. dear, highly-priced

Ghali, Ghulat Ghálí, pl. Ghulát Pers. dear, costly, high-priced, precious, valuable; one who exceeds bounds; a fanatic, a zealot; name of a poet. extremist, adj. of Ghuluww

Ghalin, Ghulah Ghálin, pl. Ghuláh expensive, high priced; valuable, costly; dear, beloved;—(pl.) adherent of an extreme sect; extremist, radical; fanatic adherent, fanatic

Ghamam, Ghamamun, Ghama’im Ghamám, pl. Ghamá’im clouds (collective noun Ghamámun)

Ghaní ad-Dahr Ghaní ad-Dahr the appreciative

Ghani Ghaní self-sufficient (able to do without, detached). Khájih Ghaní or ‘Abdu’l-Ghaní Baydún

Ghanim Ghánim successful

Ghannam Ghannám shepherd. House of Sulaymán-i-Ghannám in Baghdád. See Bayt-i-A‘ẓam

Ghar, Aghwar, Ghiran Ghár, pl. Aghwár, Ghírán cave, cavern

Gharasa (Gharasih), Ghars, Ghiras Gharasa (Gharasih), Ghars, pl. Ghirás to plant, implant (something in); to place, put, set, infix, interpose, interpolate, insert (something into). Ghars and Gharasih (Pers.) have numerical values of 1260 and 1265 respectively. See DB p. 50.

Gharasi Gharasí (numerical value of 1270)

Ghariq Gharíq Pers. drowned, immersed. Numerical value of 1310. Nabíl drowned in ah 1310—the year began 26 July 1892.

Ghashiya, Ghawashin Gháshiya, pl. Ghawáshin pericardium; misfortune, calamity, disaster; faint, swoon; insensibility, stupor; servants, attendants, retinue, suit. Al Gháshiyah, the overwhelming event, súra 88

Ghawgha’ (Ghaugha’) Ghawghá’ mob, rabble, riffraff, din, noise, clamour

Ghawr Ghawr place near Tiberias, Israel

Ghawth Ghawth call for help; help, aid, succour

Ghawthiyyih Ghawthíyyih garden of Ghawthíyyih

Ghayb (Ghaib) Ghayb, pl. Ghuyúb absence; hidden, concealed, invisible;—(pl.) that which is hidden, the invisible; that which is transcendental, the supernatural; divine secret. (invisible realm)

Ghayba (Ghaiba) Ghayba absence; concealment, invisibility; occultation. See Tablet of Aḥmad

Ghaybat (Ghaibat) Ghaybat being concealed, absent, invisible; concealment, absence, invisibility; ecstacies. State of being hidden from view.

Ghaybat-i-Kubra Ghaybat-i-Kubrá Major Occultation. See appended Occultation note.

Ghaybat-i-Sughra Ghaybat-i-Ṣughrá Minor Occultation. See appended Occultation note.

Ghaym (Ghaim), Ghuyum, Ghiyam Ghaym, pl. Ghuyúm, Ghiyám (collective) clouds; mist, fog

Ghaym al-Raqiq Ghaym al-Raqíq thin cloud

Ghayn Ghayn Arabic letter transcripted as gh

Ghayr (Ghair) Ghayr other than (with dependent genitive), different from, unlike, no, not, non-, un-, in-, dis-; (preposition) ghayra except, save, but

Ghayr Mutashabih Ghayr Mutashábíh unambiguous

Ghazal Ghazál a poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets and a refrain, with each line sharing the same meter. “gazelle”

Ghazi Ghází war lord, warrior champion

Ghazna Ghazná or Ghazní city in Afghanistan

Ghazza Ghazza Gaza (seaport in the Gaza strip)

Ghazzi Ghazzí gauze

Ghina’ Ghiná’ singing, song (term normally used to denote music and the human chanting voice)

Ghirsh, Ghursh, Ghurush Ghirsh, Ghursh, pl. Ghurúsh silver coin, piaster

Ghiyath Ghiyáth help, succour. Abjab 1,511

Ghulam al-Khuld Ghulám al-Khuld Tablet of the Deathless Youth by Bahá’u’lláh

Ghulam, Ghilman, Ghilma Ghulám, pl. Ghilmán, Ghilma boy, youth, lad; slave; servant, waiter

Ghulam-Ahmad Ghulám-Aḥmad Mírzá Ghulám-Aḥmad of Qádíyán, India,(1839–1908). Followers later split into Aḥmadíyyah and Qádíyáníyyah.

Ghulam-Husayn Ghulám-Ḥusayn

Ghulam-Rida Ghulám-Riḍá

Ghulam-Riday-i-Kuchik Ghulám-Riḍáy-i-Kúchik

Ghulam-Riday-i-Yazdi Ghulám-Riḍáy-i-Yazdí

Ghulamu’llah Ghulámu’lláh servant of God. Son of Javáv-i-Qazvíní

Ghuluw Ghulúw exceeding of proper bounds, excess, extravagance; exaggeration

Ghuluww, Ghaliyya Ghuluww, Gháliyya exaggeration, extremism

Ghusn, Ghusun, Aghsan Ghuṣn, pl. Ghuṣún, Aghṣán twig, bough, limb, branch. Aghṣán (branches) denotes the sons and male descendants of Bahá’u’lláh

Ghusn-i-A’zam Ghuṣn-i-A‘ẓám Greatest Branch

Ghusn-i-Mumtaz Ghuṣn-i-Mumtáz The Chosen Branch i.e. Shoghi Effendi

Ghusnu’llahu’l-A’zam Ghuṣnu’lláhu’l-A‘ẓam “The Greatest Branch of God” BKG 250, 311, 420, 485

Ghusnu’llahu’l-Athar Ghuṣnu’lláhu’l-Aṭhar “The Purest Branch of God”

Gilan Gílán a northern province of Írán on the Caspian Sea.

Giltughi Giltúghí Ḥájí Káẓim Giltúghí

Gird Gird Pers. round; a circle, orbit, circumference, circuit; environs, parts adjacent; a collection, assembly; a host; a city; a tent, pavilion; (adverb) around. e.g. Kinár-Gird, a village where the Báb paused in His exile journey to Máh-Kú.

Girih Girih Pers. a knot, a knur (as in a thread or on wood), a knob, a joint; a button or anything for fastening garments; a gland; a kernel; a purse; an abscess; a knuckle; articulation; three finger-breadths; a difficulty; the seed of a thorny tree used for tanning; the heart

Giwah (Givah, Giveh, Giwa) Giwah Pers. a soft, comfortable, durable and hand woven-top shoe common in several parts of Iran especially in rural and mountainous areas of Kermanshah Province.

Gugan (Gavgan (Gav-Gan), Gavkan) Gúgán village 50 km sw of Tabriz. Letters transcribe as “Gawgán”

Gul, Gulan Gul, pl. Gulán Pers. a rose; a flower; embers; a red colour

Guldanih Guldánih Guldánih ‘Alipúr

Gul-i-Gulab Gul-i-Gulab red rose, literally, “the flower of the rose-water”. See Jull and Julláb

Gulistan Gulistán Pers. flower garden, rose garden; place where flowers grow; a celebrated Persian book in prose and verse, by Abú-Muḥammad Muṣliḥ al-Dín bin ‘Abdu’lláh Shírází (better known by his pen-name Saʻdí) (1175–1291).

Gul-Muhammad Gul-Muḥammad

Guftar Guftár Pers. speech, conversation; a saying; a chapter

Gulmuhammadi Gulmuḥammadí Zabíḥu’lláh (Ar. Dhabíḥu’lláh) Gulmuḥammadí

Gulpaygan Gulpáygán a city in and the capital of Gulpáygán County, Isfahan Province, Iran (about 160 km nw of Isfahan)

Gul-Saba Gul-Sabá Pers. Sheba rose (not Ṣabá as in Summon up remembrance)

Gulshan (Golshan) Gulshán Pers. a rose or flower-garden; a bed of roses or flowers; a delightful spot; a place where a person enjoys himself; a pleasure-palace; florid, cheerful, agreeable. Former name of Ṭabas—city in South Khorasan Province, Iran.

Gulshani Gulshaní

Gumruk, Gamarik Gumruk, pl. Gamárik customs; customhouse

Gunabad (Gonabad) Gunábád 225 km sw of Mashhad, Khurasan province

Gunjishk Gunjishk Pers. a sparrow; a chick; any small bird

Guran Gúrán Pers. the rendezvous of an army; an assembly-room; rice browned in the oven. A village in Lorestan Province, 174 km sw of Káshán. The Dawn-Breakers, p. 547

Gurgin (Gurgan, Gorgan) Gurgín or Gurgán city near Caspian Sea (formerly Astrabád or Astarábád)

Gurgin Khan Gurgín Khán Nephew and successor of Governor Manúchihr Khán in Iṣfahán.

Gusha Gushá Pers. opening, loosening, solving

Gushtasb, Gushasb Gushtásb, Gushásb Pers. an ancient king of Persia

Guzal Guzal (The Pass) As in Ádí-Guzal, Sayyáh, the messenger.

Gyawur-Kyuy Gyáwur-Kyuy probably the Turkish village of Güneyli Köyü (“Southern Village”), 11 km north of Gallipoli