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  • ĀLŪČA

    A. Parsa

    garden plum (Prunus domestica), a fruit with a wide range in size, flavor, color, and texture. 

  • ALVAND KŪH

    E. Ehlers

    mountain range near Hamadān, an isolated massif at a point of junction between the Zagros folds and the central Iranian plateau. 

  • ALVĪRĪ

    E. Yarshater

    a dialect spoken in the village of Alvīr and belonging to the Central group of Iranian dialects.

  • ALWĀḤ

    Cross-Reference

    “Tablets,” pl. of LAWḤ, a term used by Bahāʾīs for epistles issued by the three central figures of the faith.

  • Ac~ CAPTIONS OF ILLUSTRATIONS

    Cross-Reference

    list of all the figure and plate images in the Ac–Al entries