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Baháʼí

/bəˈhɑː.i/

Baháʼí noun: a follower of the Baháʼí Faith.

baháʼí: a follower of the Baháʼí Faith
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Noun

Baháʼí (plural Baháʼís)

  1. A follower of the Baháʼí Faith.
  2. A follower of Baháʼu'lláh.

Adjective

Baháʼí (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to Baháʼís or beliefs held in the Baháʼí faith.

Baháʼí meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Arabic

Baháʼí in Hindi

follower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
बहाई bahāī
pertaining to Baháʼís or beliefs held in the Baháʼí Faith
बहाई bahāī

Baháʼí in Marathi

follower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
बहाई bahāī
pertaining to Baháʼís or beliefs held in the Baháʼí Faith
बहाई bahāī

Baháʼí in Urdu

follower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
بہائی bahāī

Baháʼí in Arabic

follower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
بَهَائِيّ bahāʔiyy
pertaining to Baháʼís or beliefs held in the Baháʼí Faith
بَهَائِيّ bahāʔiyy
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Baháʼí in Persian
بهائی bahâ'i, بهایی bahâyi

Synonyms of Baháʼí

Forms of Baháʼí

pluralBaháʼís
alternative formBahaʼi
alternative formBahá'í
alternative formBaha'i
alternative formBaháí
alternative formBahai
alternative form (obsolete)Behai

Origin of Baháʼí

From Classical Persian بَهَائِی (bahā'ī). By surface analysis, Baháʼ + -í.

Questions about Baháʼí

What does Baháʼí mean?
Baháʼí means a follower of the Baháʼí Faith.
What is Baháʼí in Hindi?
Baháʼí in Hindi is बहाई (bahāī). See Baháʼí meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Baháʼí?
Baháʼí can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Baháʼí?
Baháʼí is pronounced /bəˈhɑː.i/.
What is the plural of Baháʼí?
The plural of Baháʼí is Baháʼís.

Words near Baháʼí in the dictionary

  1. Baháʼism
  2. Baháʼist
  3. Baháʼists
  4. Baháʼite
  5. Baháʼu'lláh
  6. Baháʼí
  7. Baháʼí Faith
  8. Baháʼís
  9. Baháʼísm
  10. Baháʼíst
  11. Bahía

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Baháʼí (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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