Baháʼí

/bəˈhɑː.i/

noun

A follower of the Baháʼí Faith.

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BaháʼistBaháʼite
OriginClassical Persian بَهَائِی →
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Meanings

nounBaháʼí (plural Baháʼís)

plural Baháʼís · alternative Bahaʼi · alternative Bahá'í · alternative Baha'i · alternative Baháí · alternative Bahai · alternative obsolete Behai

  1. A follower of the Baháʼí Faith.
  2. A follower of Baháʼu'lláh.
adjectiveBaháʼí (not comparable)

alternative Bahaʼi · alternative Bahá'í · alternative Baha'i · alternative Baháí · alternative Bahai · alternative obsolete Behai

  1. not comparablePertaining to Baháʼís or beliefs held in the Baháʼí faith.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
BaháʼistBaháʼite
Broader
religionistAbrahamist
Also see
baháʼistbaháʼite

Origin

  1. Classical Persianبَهَائِی
  2. EnglishBaháʼí

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

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Translations

Arabic بَهَائِيّ, بَهَائِيّ
  • بَهَائِيّ (bahāʔiyy)follower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
  • بَهَائِيّ (bahāʔiyy)pertaining to Baháʼís or beliefs held in the Baháʼí Faith
Chinese Mandarin 巴哈伊信徒, 巴哈伊教徒
  • 巴哈伊信徒 (bāhāyī xìntú)follower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
  • 巴哈伊教徒 (bāhāyī jiàotú)follower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
  • 巴哈伊 (bāhā'ī)pertaining to Baháʼís or beliefs held in the Baháʼí Faith
Dutch bahai
  • bahaifollower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
Esperanto bahaano, Bahaa
  • bahaanofollower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
  • Bahaapertaining to Baháʼís or beliefs held in the Baháʼí Faith
Finnish bahailainen, bahailainen
  • bahailainenfollower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
  • bahailainenpertaining to Baháʼís or beliefs held in the Baháʼí Faith
French bahaï, bahaïe
  • bahaïfollower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
  • bahaïefollower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
German Bahai
  • Bahaifollower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
Hebrew בָּהָאִי, בָּהָאִית
  • בָּהָאִי (baha'í)follower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
  • בָּהָאִית (baha'ít)follower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
  • בָּהָאִי (baha'í)pertaining to Baháʼís or beliefs held in the Baháʼí Faith
Hindi बहाई, बहाई
  • बहाई (bahāī)follower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
  • बहाई (bahāī)pertaining to Baháʼís or beliefs held in the Baháʼí Faith
Persian بهائی, بهایی
  • بهائی (bahâ'i)follower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
  • بهایی (bahâyi)pertaining to Baháʼís or beliefs held in the Baháʼí Faith
  • بهائی (bahâ'i)pertaining to Baháʼís or beliefs held in the Baháʼí Faith
Polish bahaj, bahaista
  • bahajfollower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
  • bahaistafollower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
  • bahaistkafollower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
  • bahajskipertaining to Baháʼís or beliefs held in the Baháʼí Faith
  • bahaickipertaining to Baháʼís or beliefs held in the Baháʼí Faith
Russian баха́и
  • баха́и (baxái)pertaining to Baháʼís or beliefs held in the Baháʼí Faith
Urdu بہائی
  • بہائی (bahāī)follower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh
Cite this entry
APA

Baháʼí. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bah%C3%A1%CA%BC%C3%AD

MLA

“Baháʼí.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bah%C3%A1%CA%BC%C3%AD. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Baháʼí,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bah%C3%A1%CA%BC%C3%AD.

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