The Bahá'í vocabulary has many Arabic and Persian words that may be unfamiliar to non-native speakers and newcomers to the Bahá'í Faith. This glossary is designed to help Bahá'ís learn to pronounce these words according to the pronunciation guide established and promoted by Shoghí Effendí.
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Far-see
Hear this wordLanguage of Origin: Persian
The Persian word for the Persian language. To say, in English, that someone is speaking Farsi would be similar to saying, in English, that someone was speaking in Espanol (instead of 'in Spanish').