Etymology

Baháʼí

Today it means: A follower of the Baháʼí Faith. Full definition →

Classical Persian بَهَائِی
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  1. Classical Persian · borrowed fromبَهَائِی
  2. English todayBaháʼí

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

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