Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bahá'

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables: ba-ha'
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Baháʼ, clipping of Baháʼu'lláh.

Etymology

From Arabic بَهَاء (bahāʔ, “splendor, glory”).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: ب ه ي, بَهَاء

Questions

What does bahá' mean?: Alternative form of Baháʼ, clipping of Baháʼu'lláh.
Where does bahá' come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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