Kitáb-i-Aqdas

proper noun

The central holy book in the Baháʼí Faith, literally "The Most Holy Book"

OriginClassical Persian کِتَابِ اَقْدَس ← Arabic كِتاب →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Aqdas

  1. The central holy book in the Baháʼí Faith, literally "The Most Holy Book"

Origin

  1. Arabicكِتاب“book”
  2. Classical Persianکِتَابِ اَقْدَس
  3. EnglishKitáb-i-Aqdas

Derived from Classical Persian کِتَابِ اَقْدَس (kitāb-i aqdas, literally “the holiest book”), from Arabic كِتاب (kitāb, “book”) + أَقْدَس (ʔaqdas, “holiest, exceedingly holy”), the latter word being elative of قِدِّيس (qiddīs) or قُدُّوس (quddūs), both “holy”.

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Translations

Arabic الْكِتَاب الْأَقْدَس
  • الْكِتَاب الْأَقْدَس (al-kitāb al-ʔaqdas)Baháʼí central holy book
Chinese Mandarin 亞格達斯經 /亚格达斯经, 至聖經書 /至圣经书
  • 亞格達斯經 /亚格达斯经 (Yàgédásījīng)Baháʼí central holy book
  • 至聖經書 /至圣经书 (Zhìshèngjīngshū)Baháʼí central holy book
German Heiligstes Buch
  • Heiligstes BuchBaháʼí central holy book
Hindi अक़दास
  • अक़दास (aqdās)Baháʼí central holy book
Japanese 最聖の書
  • 最聖の書 (Saisei no Sho)Baháʼí central holy book
Spanish El libro más sagrado
  • El libro más sagradoBaháʼí central holy book
Urdu کِتابِ اَقْدَس
  • کِتابِ اَقْدَس (kitāb-e-aqdas)Baháʼí central holy book
Cite this entry
APA

Kitáb-i-Aqdas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kit%C3%A1b-i-Aqdas

MLA

“Kitáb-i-Aqdas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kit%C3%A1b-i-Aqdas. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kitáb-i-Aqdas,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kit%C3%A1b-i-Aqdas.

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