Bahaʾi

[buh-hah-ee, -hahy]

Ba·ha·ʾi

[buh-hah-ee, -hahy] noun, plural Ba·ha·ʾis, adjective
noun
1.
a religion founded in Iran in 1863 by Husayn ʿAlī (called Bahaullah) teaching the essential worth of all religions, the unity of all races, and the equality of the sexes.
2.
an adherent of Bahaʾi.
adjective
3.
of or pertaining to Bahaʾi or Bahaʾis.

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Bahaʾi is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
Also, Ba·ha·i, Ba·hā·ʾī.


Origin:
< Persian < Arabic bahāʾ (Allāh) Bahaullah, literally, splendor (of God) + suffix of appurtenance
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To Bahaʾi
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature