Bahá’í glossary of Arabic & Fársí transliteration Contents

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Wa (Va) Wa (Pers. Va) and, and also, and … too (etc.)

Wa’iz, Wu’’az, Va’iz, Vu’azz Wá‘iẓ, pl. Wu‘‘áẓ (Pers. Vá‘iẓ/Vu‘áẓẓ) preacher

Wadad, Widad, Wudad Wadád, Widád (Pers. Vidád), Wudád love, friendship, affection

Wadi’, Wida’ Waḍí’, pl. Wiḍá’ pure, clean; neat

Wadi Wádí valley. See Wádin. MCI 112, 139

Wadi’ Wadí‘ calm, peaceable, gentle-hearted, mild-tempered, meek. “Wadie Bistani”, a young Christian (Balyuzi, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 470)

Wadin, Audiya, Widyan Wádin, pl. Audiya, Widyán valley; river valley, river bed, ravine, gorge, wadi; river; (newspaper) column

Wafa (Vafa), Waffa (Vaffa), Yafi Wafá, Yafí to be perfect, integral, complete, unabridged. Form II: Waffá to bring up to standard, complete, round out (something); to give (someone something) to the full extent, let someone have his full share of something); to present or treat exhaustively (a topic). Mrs Carrie Kinney (1878–1959) named Wafá (certitude, fidelity) by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. See Safa

Wafa’ (Vafa’) Wafá’ Ar. & Pers. keeping, fulfilment, redemption (e.g., of a promise); meeting, discharge (of an obligation); payment (of a debt); counterbalance, setoff, compensation; faithfulness fidelity; good faith; loyalty, allegiance; fulfilment, accomplishment, realization, completion

Wafa’i (Vafa’i) Wafá’í (Pers.) fidelity, sincerity

Wafiy, Aufiya Wafíy, pl. Aufiyá’ true to ones word; faithful (lover); reliable, trustworthy; entire, whole, total, full, complete, integral, perfect

Wahaba (Vahaba), Wahb Wahaba, (Wahb, verbal noun) to give, donate; to grant, accord; to present; to endow

Wahada, Wahuda Waḥada, Waḥuda to be alone, unique, singular, unmatched, without equal, incomparable

Wahda, Wahdat Waḥda (fem.), pl. Waḥdát oneness, singleness, unity; solitariness, isolation, seclusion, privacy, solitude, loneliness; self-containment, independence; union;—pl. military unit; crew; single group, grouping; plant unit, installation

Wahdat, Wahidat, Wahida Waḥdat Pers. being single, alone, solitary; unity (especially of God); solitariness, solitude; —waḥidat, waḥida (fem. of waḥíd), alone, single (woman)

Wahdat-i-Wujud, Vahdatu’l-Vujud Waḥdat-i-Wujúd, Pers. Vaḥdatu’l-Vujúd unity of being, or unity of existence

Wahhab, Vahhab Wahháb (Pers. also Vahháb) A giver, one who bestows; liberal, munificent; an epithet of God

Wahhabi, Vahhabi Wahhábí (Pers. also Vahhábí) Wahabite, Wahabi. A follower of the sect founded by 'Abdu’l-Wahháb (a very puritanical body of Muslims).

Wahid (unique) Waḥíd alone; solitary, lonely; single, separate, individual, sporadic, isolated; sale, only, exclusive; singular, unique; matchless, unequaled, incomparable

Wahid, Wuhdan (unity) Wáḥid, pl. Wuḥdán One numerical (Abjad value 6+1+8+ 4=19); someone, somebody, a certain person; sole, only; (pl.) single, solitary, separate, individual, sporadic, isolated

Wahy, Vahy Waḥy, Pers. also Vaḥy inspiration; revelation (theology)

Waj ‘Waj crooked

Wajd Wajd ecstacy

Wajh Wajh cheerfulness of the face, gaiety

Wajhahu Wajhahú to turn ones face toward something

Wajh-u-llah Wajh-u-lláh, Wajh’u’lláh The face or countenance of God.

Wajid (Vajid), Wujdan (Vujdan) Wajíd, pl. Wujdán Pers. level, plain ground.

Wakala, Yakilu, Wakl, Wukul Wakala, Yakilu, Wakl, Wukúl to entrust, assign, commission, charge (with), put in charge (of); to authorize, empower, appoint as representative or agent, etc.

Wakil, Wukala, Vakil Wakíl (Vakíl), pl. Wukalá (Vukalá) authorized representative, attorney in fact, proxy; (business) manager; head clerk; deputy, representative, vice-agent; trustee; mandatory, defence counsel; attorney, lawyer; (Syrian military) approx.: technical sergeant

Walaya, Wilaya Waláya, Wiláya, Pers. Viláyat Ar. to be in charge, run, administer

Wali (Vali), Wulah Wálí (Válí), pl. Wuláh, Pers. Wáliyán Turkish administrative title, Governor

Wali’u’llah Walí’u’lláh “friend of God”

Walid Walíd Al-Walíd 6th and 11th Umayyad Caliphs

Waliy (Wali), Awliya’ (Auliya’) Walíy, (Pers. also Walí), pl. Awliyá’ near, nearby; neighbouring, adjacent, contiguous, joining; close;—pl. helper, supporter, benefactor, sponsor; “trusted one”, friend, close associate; relative; patron, protector; legal guardian, curator, tutor; a man close to God, holy man, saint (in the popular religion of Islam); master; proprietor, possessor, owner. Awliyá is frequently used by Bahá’u’lláh and is translated as ‘friends’ by Shoghi Effendi.

Waliya, Waliyat Walíya, Walíyat (fem. of Walíy) holy woman, saint; woman, lady

Waqf, (Vaqf), Awqaf (Auqaf) Waqf, pl. Awqáf Stopping, stop; halting, halt; discontinuation, suspensions, stay, standstill; pausing, resting; stagnation, dullness, listlessness (of the market); pause (gram.); checking, restraining, prevention; interruption, hitch, impediment, obstacle, obstruction; suspension from duty, removal from office, discharge, dismissal; blocking (of all account), stoppage (of salaries); religious endowment, wakf (English), “habous” (Isl. Law); endowment (in general), endowment fund; unalienable property. Pers. pronounced as vaqf. Sometimes written as vagf. In Persia, the landed property of the expected Imám.

Waqi’a (Waqi’ah) Wáqi‘a incident, occurrence, event; happening, development; fact; accident, mishap; fighting, combat, battle

Waqif Wáqif Standing still, motionless, at rest

Waqifa, Waqifiyya Wáqifa or Wáqifiyya those who hesitate or stop

Waraqa, Waraqun, Awraq Waraq, fem. Waraqa, pl. Awráq foliage, leafage, leaves; paper; paper money, banknotes; thin sheet metal, laminated metal (Pers. also waraqih) collective noun waraqun

Wariq Wariq, Wáriq leafy, green, verdant

Wasat Waṣát Pers. a command, charge, will, testament; counsel, advice, exhortation.

Wasat, Ausat Wasaṭ, pl. Ausáṭ middle; center, heart; waist; milieu, environment, surroundings, sphere; means, instrument, agent, medium; mediocrity, medium quality, average;—pl. circles, quarters, classes, strata (of the population)

Washshash (Vashshash) al-Washshásh neighbourhood of Baghdád—location of a field where Bahá’u’lláh celebrated Riḍván (1863)

Wasi, Vasi’, Wasa’ Wasí‘ (Pers. Vasí‘), pl. Wisá‘ wide, vast; roomy, spacious, large; capacious

Wasi’, Vasi’ Wási‘ wide; broad; large, roomy, spacious, vast, sweeping, extensive; far-reaching

Wasiy (“Vasi”), Awsiya’ (Ausiya’) Waṣíy, pl. Awṣiyá’ plenipotentiary, mandatory, authorized agent, commissioner; executor; legal guardian, curator, tutor; administrator, caretaker, trustee; regent; testator; client, principal

Wasiya (Wasayat), Wasaya Waṣíya, Pers. Waṣáyat, pl. Waṣáyá direction, directive, instruction, injunction, order, command, commandment; recommendation advice, counsel, admonition, exhortation; will, testament, testamentary disposition; bequest, legacy

Wasiya, Wasiyat, Wasaya Waṣíya, Pers. Waśíyat, pl. Waṣáyá direction, directive, instruction, injunction, order, command, commandment; recommendation advice, counsel, admonition, exhortation; will, testament, testamentary disposition; bequest, legacy

Wasiyat-Nama (Wasiyat-Namah) Waṣíyat-Náma Pers. last will, testament; name of a work of Farídu'd-dín ‘Aṭṭár.

Wasiyya Waṣiyya will or trusteeship

Watad, Watid, Awtad Watad, Watid, pl. Awtád peg, pin; tent pin, tent peg; stake, pole

Waw, Vav Wáw, Pers. Váv letter of alphabet

Wayl (Wail) Wayl affliction, distress, woe

Wazara, yaziru Wazara, Yaziru (wizr) to take upon oneself, carry (a burden)

Wazir, Wuzara’ Wazír, pl. Wuzará’ (cabinet) minister; vizier; queen (in chess). From wazara.

Wijan (Vijan) Wijdán passionate excitement; ecstasy; emotional life, psychic forces; feeling, sentiment

Wijdan (Vijdan) Wijdán passionate excitement; ecstasy; emotional life, psychic forces; feeling, sentiment

Wijdani (Vujdani) Wijdání (Vujdání) emotional; psychic, mental; sentimental. Mírzá Yúsuf Khán-i-Thábit Vujdání

Wilaya, Vilayat, Wilayat Wiláya (Pers. Viláyat), pl. Wiláyát sovereign power, sovereignty; rule, government;—pl. administrative district headed by a walí (formerly, under the Ottoman Empire), province; state. The range of meanings include: “vicegerency”, “guardianship”, “protectorship” and “successorship”.

Wilayat al-Faqih, Vilayat-i-Faqih Wiláyat al-Faqíh (Pers. Viláyat-i-Faqíh) the concept that government belongs by right to those who are learned in jurisprudence

Wird (Vird), Aurad Wird, pl. Aurád watering place; animals coming to the water; (pl.) specified time of day or night devoted to private worship (in addition to the five prescribed prayers); a section of the Qur’án recited on this occasion

Wirdi (Virdi) Wirdí (Virdí) Pers. given, bestowed

Wisaya Wiṣáya guardianship, curatorship, tutorship; executorships; tutelage; mandate (politics); trusteeship

Worlds Worlds (zamán [world of time having a beginning and end]; dahr [world of duration having a beginning but whose end is not revealed]; sarmad [world of perpetuity whose beginning is not to be seen but which is known to have an end]; and azal [world of eternity where neither the beginning nor end of which is visible]) (Logos and Civilization, p. 96.)

Wujud Wujúd existence

Wusta, Wusat Wusṭá fem., pl. Wusaṭ middle, central; the middle finger

Wusul, Wusulat Wuṣúl, pl. Wuṣúlát arrival; attainment, obtainment, achievement; receipt; (pl.) receipt. Pers. also voucher; union with, or enjoyment of, a wished-for object; collection acquisition