# Bahá'í Pronunciation Lexicon
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Bahá'u'lláh	/bəˌhɑːʔoʊˈlɑː/ — bah-hah-oh-LAH — Glory of God	bahai pronunciation
the Báb	/ðə bɑːb/ — the BAHB — the Gate	bahai pronunciation
Báb	/bɑːb/ — BAHB — the Gate	bahai pronunciation
'Abdu'l-Bahá	/ˈæbdul bəˈhɑː/ — AB-dool bah-HAH — Servant of the Glory	bahai pronunciation
Abdu'l-Bahá	/ˈæbdul bəˈhɑː/ — AB-dool bah-HAH — Servant of the Glory	bahai pronunciation
Shoghi Effendi	/ˈʃoʊɡi ɛˈfɛndi/ — SHOH-ghee ef-FEN-dee	bahai pronunciation
Bahíyyih Khánum	/bəˈhiːjjɪh ˈxɑːnʊm/ — bah-HEE-yeh KHAH-num — the Greatest Holy Leaf	bahai pronunciation
Munírih Khánum	/muːˈniːrɪh ˈxɑːnʊm/ — moo-NEE-reh KHAH-num — wife of 'Abdu'l-Bahá	bahai pronunciation
Rúhíyyih Khánum	/ruːˈhiːjjɪh ˈxɑːnʊm/ — roo-HEE-yeh KHAH-num — wife of Shoghi Effendi	bahai pronunciation
Mírzá Buzurg	/ˈmɪərzɑː buˈzɜːrɡ/ — MEER-zah boo-ZURG — father of Bahá'u'lláh	bahai pronunciation
Mírzá	/ˈmɪərzɑː/ — MEER-zah — Persian honorific	bahai pronunciation
Khánum	/ˈxɑːnʊm/ — KHAH-num — lady/woman of rank	bahai pronunciation
Áqá	/ˈɑːɡɑː/ — AH-ghah — master/sir	bahai pronunciation
Quddús	/qudˈduːs/ — qud-DOOSS — the Most Holy	bahai pronunciation
Mullá Husayn	/ˈmulːɑː huˈseɪn/ — MOO-lah hoo-SAYN — first Letter of the Living	bahai pronunciation
Ṭáhirih	/ˈtˤɑːhɪrɪh/ — TAH-hi-reh — the Pure One	bahai pronunciation
Tahirih	/ˈtˤɑːhɪrɪh/ — TAH-hi-reh	bahai pronunciation
Vahíd	/vəˈhiːd/ — vah-HEED	bahai pronunciation
Hujjat	/huˈdʒːət/ — HOOJ-jat	bahai pronunciation
Shíráz	/ʃiːˈrɑːz/ — shee-RAHZ — city in southern Iran; birthplace of the Báb	bahai pronunciation
Tihrán	/tɪhˈrɑːn/ — tih-RAHN — Tehran	bahai pronunciation
Tehran	/tɛhˈrɑːn/ — teh-RAHN	bahai pronunciation
Baghdád	/bæɣˈdɑːd/ — bagh-DAHD	bahai pronunciation
Baghdad	/ˈbæɡdæd/ — BAG-dad	bahai pronunciation
Adrianople	/ˌeɪdriəˈnoʊpəl/ — AY-dree-an-OH-pul — modern Edirne, Turkey	bahai pronunciation
Edirne	/ɛˈdɪərneɪ/ — eh-DEER-neh	bahai pronunciation
Constantinople	/ˌkɒnstæntɪˈnoʊpəl/ — KON-stan-tin-OH-pul — modern Istanbul	bahai pronunciation
'Akká	/ˈʔækːɑː/ — AK-kah — Acre, in modern Israel	bahai pronunciation
Akka	/ˈækːɑː/ — AK-kah	bahai pronunciation
Bahjí	/bæˈhdʒiː/ — bah-JEE — Mansion outside 'Akká where Bahá'u'lláh ascended	bahai pronunciation
Haifa	/ˈhaɪfə/ — HAI-fah	bahai pronunciation
Mount Carmel	/ˈmaʊnt ˈkɑːrməl/ — mount KAR-mel	bahai pronunciation
Síyáh-Chál	/siːˈjɑː tʃɑːl/ — see-YAH chahl — the Black Pit, the dungeon in Tehran	bahai pronunciation
Síyáh Chál	/siːˈjɑː tʃɑːl/ — see-YAH chahl	bahai pronunciation
Mázindarán	/mɑːzɪndərˈɑːn/ — mah-zin-dah-RAHN	bahai pronunciation
Khurásán	/xurɑːˈsɑːn/ — khoo-rah-SAHN	bahai pronunciation
Ridván	/rɪzˈvɑːn/ — rez-VAHN — Paradise; the festival commemorating Bahá'u'lláh's declaration	bahai pronunciation
Naw-Rúz	/nɔːˈruːz/ — naw-ROOZ — New Day; the Bahá'í New Year (March 21)	bahai pronunciation
Mashriqu'l-Adhkár	/məʃˈriːqʊl æðˈkɑːr/ — mash-REEK-ul ath-KAR — Dawning-Place of the Mention of God; the House of Worship	bahai pronunciation
Bayán	/bæˈjɑːn/ — bah-YAHN — the Báb's principal book	bahai pronunciation
Kitáb-i-Aqdas	/kɪˈtɑːb ɪ ˈʔæqdəs/ — kih-TAHB ih AHK-dahs — the Most Holy Book	bahai pronunciation
Kitáb-i-Íqán	/kɪˈtɑːb ɪ iːˈqɑːn/ — kih-TAHB ih ee-KAHN — the Book of Certitude	bahai pronunciation
Hidden Words	/ˈhɪdən wɜːrdz/ — hidden words — Bahá'u'lláh's mystical aphorisms	bahai pronunciation
Allah-u-Abhá	/ɑːlˈlɑːhu ˈʔæbhɑː/ — ah-LAH-hoo ab-HAH — God is Most Glorious	bahai pronunciation
Yá Bahá'u'l-Abhá	/jɑː bəˌhɑːʔul ˈʔæbhɑː/ — yah bah-HAH-ool ab-HAH — O Glory of the All-Glorious	bahai pronunciation
Greatest Name	/ˈɡreɪtəst neɪm/ — GREATEST name — Bahá or its derivatives, esp. Allah-u-Abhá	bahai pronunciation
Bahá	/bəˈhɑː/ — bah-HAH — Glory; first month of the Bahá'í year	bahai pronunciation
Jalál	/dʒəˈlɑːl/ — jah-LAHL — Glory; second month	bahai pronunciation
Jamál	/dʒəˈmɑːl/ — jah-MAHL — Beauty; third month	bahai pronunciation
ʻAẓamat	/ʔæˈzˤɑːmət/ — ah-ZAH-mat — Grandeur; fourth month	bahai pronunciation
Núr	/nuːr/ — NOOR — Light; fifth month	bahai pronunciation
Raḥmat	/ˈrɑːhmət/ — RAH-mat — Mercy; sixth month	bahai pronunciation
Kalimát	/kæliːˈmɑːt/ — kah-lee-MAHT — Words; seventh month	bahai pronunciation
Kamál	/kəˈmɑːl/ — kah-MAHL — Perfection; eighth month	bahai pronunciation
Asmá'	/æsˈmɑː/ — as-MAH — Names; ninth month	bahai pronunciation
ʻIzzat	/ʔɪzˈzət/ — iz-ZAT — Might; tenth month	bahai pronunciation
Mashíyyat	/məʃiːˈjjət/ — mah-SHEE-yat — Will; eleventh month	bahai pronunciation
ʻIlm	/ʔɪlm/ — ILM — Knowledge; twelfth month	bahai pronunciation
Qudrat	/ˈqudrət/ — KOOD-rat — Power; thirteenth month	bahai pronunciation
Qawl	/qɔːl/ — KAWL — Speech; fourteenth month	bahai pronunciation
Masá'il	/məˈsɑːʔɪl/ — mah-SAH-il — Questions; fifteenth month	bahai pronunciation
Sharaf	/ʃəˈrəf/ — shah-RAF — Honour; sixteenth month	bahai pronunciation
Sulṭán	/sʊlˈtˤɑːn/ — sul-TAHN — Sovereignty; seventeenth month	bahai pronunciation
Mulk	/mʊlk/ — MOOLK — Dominion; eighteenth month	bahai pronunciation
ʻAlá'	/ʔæˈlɑː/ — ah-LAH — Loftiness; nineteenth month (the Fast)	bahai pronunciation
Tablet	/ˈtæblət/ — tablet — an inspired writing of Bahá'u'lláh, the Báb, or 'Abdu'l-Bahá	bahai pronunciation
Ayyám-i-Há	/æjˈjɑːm ɪ ˈhɑː/ — ay-YAHM ih HAH — the Days of Há (intercalary days, Feb-Mar)	bahai pronunciation
Bahá'í	/bəˈhɑːʔiː/ — bah-HAH-ee — follower of Bahá'u'lláh	bahai pronunciation
Bahai	/bəˈhɑːʔiː/ — bah-HAH-ee	bahai pronunciation
Hands of the Cause	/ˈhændz əv ðə kɔːz/ — hands of the cause — individuals appointed to spread and protect the Faith	bahai pronunciation
Universal House of Justice	/ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːrsəl haʊs əv ˈdʒʌstɪs/ — universal house of justice — the supreme governing body of the Bahá'í Faith	bahai pronunciation
Spiritual Assembly	/ˈspɪrətʃuəl əˈsɛmbli/ — spiritual assembly — elected nine-member governing body, local or national	bahai pronunciation
Letters of the Living	/ˈlɛtərz əv ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ/ — letters of the living — the Báb's first eighteen disciples	bahai pronunciation
Most Great Prison	/moʊst ɡreɪt ˈprɪzən/ — most great prison — the prison-city of 'Akká	bahai pronunciation
Covenant	/ˈkʌvənənt/ — covenant — the unbroken authority succession in the Faith	bahai pronunciation
Pioneer	/ˌpaɪəˈnɪər/ — pioneer — Bahá'í who moves to teach the Faith	bahai pronunciation
Knights of Bahá'u'lláh	/naɪts əv bəˌhɑːʔoʊˈlɑː/ — knights of bah-hah-oh-LAH — pioneers designated by Shoghi Effendi	bahai pronunciation