Bahá’í glossary of Arabic & Fársí transliteration Contents

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Gabr Gabr Pers. ancient Persian, one of the Magi of the sect of Zoroaster, a priest of the worshippers of fire; a pagan, infidel; a plant resembling ginger; a vest; a stone

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

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

Ganjih Ganjih (place)

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)

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”

Gav-Gan Gáv-Gán A village near Tabriz

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

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

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

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

Ghanim Ghánim Ar. successful

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

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

Gharasa, Ghars Gharasa, Ghars, pl. Ghirás to plant, implant (something in); to place, put, set, infix, interpose, interpolate, insert (something into) (Ghars numerical value of 1260)

Gharasi Gharasí (numerical value of 1270)

Gharasih Gharasih Pers. (numerical value of 1265)

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 transcribed as gh

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 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 Ghuṣn “Branch” Masculine

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

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” or “place where flowers grow”

Gul-Muhammad Gul-Muḥammad

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 DB 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