Bahá’í glossary of Arabic & Fársí transliteration Contents

Badí‘ months..

	First day when Naw-Rúz is
Month	20 March	21 March	Arabic	Translation
1	20 March	21 March	Bahá	Splendour
2	8 April	9 April	Jalál	Glory
3	27 April	28 April	Jamál	Beauty
4	16 May	17 May	‘Aẓamat	Grandeur
5	4 June	5 June	Núr	Light
6	23 June	24 June	Raḥmat	Mercy
7	12 July	13 July	Kalimát	Words
8	31 July	1 August	Kamál	Perfection
9	19 August	20 August	Asmá’	Names
10	7 September	8 September	‘Izzat	Might
11	26 September	27 September	Mashiyyat	Will
12	15 October	16 October	‘Ilm	Knowledge
13	3 November	4 November	Qudrat	Power
14	22 November	23 November	Qawl	Speech
15	11 December	12 December	Masá’il	Questions
16	30 December	31 December	Sharaf	Honour
17	18 January	19 January	Sulṭán	Sovereignity
18	6 February	7 February	Mulk	Dominion
(Intercalary days)	25 February	26 February	Ayyám-i-Há	Days of Há
19	1 March	2 March	‘Alá’	Loftiness

Badí‘ years..

Cycles of 19 years starting from the date of the Declaration of the Báb

1. Alif	A	11. Bahháj	Delightful
2. Bá’	B	12. Jawáb	Answer
3. Ab	Father	13. Aḥad	Single
4. Dál	D	14. Wahháb	Bountiful
5. Báb	Gate	15. Widád	Affection
6. Wáw	W/V	16. Badí‘	Beginning
7. Abad	Eternity	17. Bahíy	Luminous
8. Júd	Generosity	18. Abhá	Most luminous
9. Bahá	Splendour	19. Wáḥíd	Unity
10. Ḥubb	Love