Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

baháʼu'lláh

/bəˈhɑːʊˌlɑː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables: ba-haʼu'l-lah
IPA: /bəˈhɑːʊˌlɑː/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A title given to Mírzá Ḥusayn-ʻAlí Núrí (1817–1892), Persian religious leader, prophet-founder of the Baháʼí Faith.

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بَهَاءُاللّٰه (bahā'u-l-lāh), from Arabic بَهَاءُ ٱللّٰه (bahāʔu llāh, literally “glory of God”).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: ب ه ي, بَهَاءُاللّٰه, بَهَاءُ ٱللّٰه

Inflected Forms

Bahá'u'lláh (alternative) Baha'u'llah (alternative) Bahā'u'llāh (alternative, uncommon) Bahā'allāh (alternative, uncommon) Baha'ullah (alternative, uncommon) Bahaullah (alternative, uncommon) Baha' Allah (alternative, obsolete) Baha Ullah (alternative, obsolete) Beha Ullah (alternative, obsolete)

Phrases

Baháʼí Faith

Frequently Paired Words

Baháʼí Baháʼí Faith

Synonyms

Baháʼ

Questions

How do you pronounce baháʼu'lláh?: The recorded pronunciation is /bəˈhɑːʊˌlɑː/.
What does baháʼu'lláh mean?: A title given to Mírzá Ḥusayn-ʻAlí Núrí (1817–1892), Persian religious leader, prophet-founder of the Baháʼí Faith.
Where does baháʼu'lláh come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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