Standard Lemma guide

Bábí

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈbɑː.bi/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to Bábism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A follower of Bábism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Babite, Bábist

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بَابِی (bābī). By surface analysis, Báb + -í.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بَابِيّ (bābiyy) — of or pertaining to Bábism
  • French: babi — of or pertaining to Bábism
  • Persian: بابی (bâbi) — of or pertaining to Bábism
  • Tajik: бобӣ (bobi) — of or pertaining to Bábism
  • Urdu: بابی (bābī) — of or pertaining to Bábism
  • Arabic: بَابِيّ (bābiyy) — follower of Bábism
  • Arabic: بَابِيَّة (bābiyya) — follower of Bábism
  • Azerbaijani: babi — follower of Bábism
  • Dutch: babi — follower of Bábism
  • Finnish: baabilainen — follower of Bábism
  • French: babi — follower of Bábism
  • French: babie — follower of Bábism
  • Galician: babista — follower of Bábism
  • Persian: بابی (bâbi) — follower of Bábism
  • Portuguese: babista — follower of Bábism
  • Tajik: бобӣ (bobi) — follower of Bábism
  • Turkish: Babi — follower of Bábism
  • Ottoman Turkish: بابی (Bâbî) — follower of Bábism
  • Urdu: بابی (bābī) — follower of Bábism
  • Uzbek: bobiy — follower of Bábism