Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

baháʼism

/bəˈhɑː.ɪzm̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ba-haʼism
IPA
/bəˈhɑː.ɪzm̩/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Baháʼí Faith.

Etymology

From Baháʼ + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Baha'ism (alternative) Bahaism (alternative) Baháʼísm (alternative, proscribed) Baha'iism (alternative, proscribed) Bahá'íism (alternative, proscribed) Behaism (alternative, obsolete)

Questions

How do you pronounce baháʼism?
The recorded pronunciation is /bəˈhɑː.ɪzm̩/.
What does baháʼism mean?
The Baháʼí Faith.
Where does baháʼism come from?
From Baháʼ + -ism.

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