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