Bahá’í glossary of Arabic & Fársí transliteration Contents

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Ya ‘Aliyyu’l-‘Ala Yá ‘Alíyyu’l-‘Alá “O Thou the Exalted of the Exalted!”

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

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’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, Aidin, Ayadin Yad f., pl. Aydin, Ayádin hand; foreleg; handle; power, control, influence, authority; assistance, help, aid; (Isl. 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 See Vaḥíd

Yajuj Yájúj Gog

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

Yalda’i Yaldá’í

Yalrud Yálrúd Yál (name of a stream) and rúd (river) A village in the Míyanrúd division of the Núr district and birthplace of Ásíyih, wife of Bahá’u’lláh.

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

Yanbu’ Yanbú‘ A compilation of Shí’ih traditions. Seaside town

Yaqtin Yaqṭín (noun yaqṭun) a variety of squash

Yar, Yaran Yár, pl. Yárán Pers. a friend, lover, companion, comrade; an assistant, defender; a mistress; equal; strength, power; a pestle. 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 Yirkih Druze village, Yarka, <10 km east Bahjí

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

Yaqut, Yawaqit Yáqút (collective noun Yáqútun) hyacinth (botanical); hyacinth, 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.

Yasa’ Yasa’ (Elisha)

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

Yasu Yasú’ Ar. 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, Yuhannah Yúḥanna, Pers. Yúḥannah John

Yum al-Yúm today

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

Yunis, Yunus Yúnis, Yúnus Jonah

Yusif Yúsif Yúsuf preferred

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

Yusuf Yúsif, Yúsuf 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 village in Iran/from the village

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