Standard Lemma guide

Baháʼí

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /bəˈhɑː.i/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to Baháʼís or beliefs held in the Baháʼí faith.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A follower of the Baháʼí Faith.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A follower of Baháʼu'lláh.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بَهَائِيّ (bahāʔiyy) — pertaining to Baháʼís or beliefs held in the Baháʼí Faith
  • Armenian: բահայական (bahayakan) — pertaining to Baháʼís or beliefs held in the Baháʼí Faith
  • Chinese Mandarin: 巴哈伊 (bāhā'ī) — pertaining to Baháʼís or beliefs held in the Baháʼí Faith
  • Esperanto: Bahaa — pertaining to Baháʼís or beliefs held in the Baháʼí Faith
  • Finnish: bahailainen — pertaining to Baháʼís or beliefs held in the Baháʼí Faith
  • Hebrew: בָּהָאִי (baha'í) — pertaining to Baháʼís or beliefs held in the Baháʼí Faith
  • Hindi: बहाई (bahāī) — pertaining to Baháʼís or beliefs held in the Baháʼí Faith
  • Marathi: बहाई (bahāī) — pertaining to Baháʼís or beliefs held in the Baháʼí Faith
  • Persian: بهایی (bahâyi) — pertaining to Baháʼís or beliefs held in the Baháʼí Faith
  • Persian: بهائی (bahâ'i) — pertaining to Baháʼís or beliefs held in the Baháʼí Faith
  • Polish: bahajski — pertaining to Baháʼís or beliefs held in the Baháʼí Faith
  • Polish: bahaicki — pertaining to Baháʼís or beliefs held in the Baháʼí Faith
  • Russian: баха́и (baxái) — pertaining to Baháʼís or beliefs held in the Baháʼí Faith
  • Arabic: بَهَائِيّ (bahāʔiyy) — follower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
  • Armenian: բահայի (bahayi) — follower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
  • Asturian: bahá'í — follower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
  • Azerbaijani: bəhai — follower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
  • Dutch: bahai — follower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
  • Esperanto: bahaano — follower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
  • Finnish: bahailainen — follower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
  • French: bahaï — follower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
  • French: bahaïe — follower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
  • German: Bahai — follower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
  • Hebrew: בָּהָאִי (baha'í) — follower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
  • Hebrew: בָּהָאִית (baha'ít) — follower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
  • Hindi: बहाई (bahāī) — follower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
  • Marathi: बहाई (bahāī) — follower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
  • Persian: بهائی (bahâ'i) — follower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
  • Polish: bahaj — follower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
  • Polish: bahaista — follower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
  • Polish: bahaistka — follower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
  • Tajik: баҳоӣ (bahoyi) — follower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
  • Urdu: بہائی (bahāī) — follower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
  • Uzbek: bahoiy — follower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh