Bábí

/ˈbɑː.bi/

adjective

Of or pertaining to Bábism.

Similar
BabiteBábist
OriginClassical Persian بَابِی →
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Meanings

adjectiveBábí (not comparable)

alternative Babi · alternative archaic Babee

  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to Bábism.
nounBábí (plural Bábís)

plural Bábís · alternative Babi · alternative archaic Babee

  1. A follower of Bábism.

    Synonyms: Babite, Bábist

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA follower of Bábism.

Similar
BabiteBábist
Also see
bábistbabite

Origin

  1. Classical Persianبَابِی
  2. EnglishBábí

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

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Translations

Arabic بَابِيّ, بَابِيّ
  • بَابِيّ (bābiyy)of or pertaining to Bábism
  • بَابِيّ (bābiyy)follower of Bábism
  • بَابِيَّة (bābiyya)follower of Bábism
Dutch babi
  • babifollower of Bábism
Finnish baabilainen
  • baabilainenfollower of Bábism
French babi, babi
  • babiof or pertaining to Bábism
  • babifollower of Bábism
  • babiefollower of Bábism
Persian بابی, بابی
  • بابی (bâbi)of or pertaining to Bábism
  • بابی (bâbi)follower of Bábism
Portuguese babista
  • babistafollower of Bábism
Turkish Babi
  • Babifollower of Bábism
Urdu بابی, بابی
  • بابی (bābī)of or pertaining to Bábism
  • بابی (bābī)follower of Bábism
Cite this entry
APA

Bábí. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/B%C3%A1b%C3%AD

MLA

“Bábí.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/B%C3%A1b%C3%AD. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bábí,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/B%C3%A1b%C3%AD.

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