ܒܗܐܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From either Arabic بَهَاء (bahāʔ, “glory, splendor”) or Persian بهائی (bahâ'i) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bahɑːˈʔɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܒܲܗܵܐܵܝܵܐ • (bahhāˀāyā) (feminine ܒܲܗܵܐܵܝܬܵܐ (bahhāˀāytā), plural ܒܲܗܵܐܵܝܹ̈ܐ (bahhāˀāyē))

1. Baháʼí (pertaining to Baháʼís or beliefs held in the Baháʼí Faith)

Noun

ܒܲܗܵܐܵܝܵܐ • (bahhāˀāyā) m sg (plural ܒܲܗܵܐܵܝܹ̈ܐ (bahhāˀāyē), feminine ܒܲܗܵܐܵܝܬܵܐ (bahhāˀāytā))

1. Baháʼí (follower of the Baháʼí Faith / follower of Baháʼu'lláh)

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܲܗܵܐܵܝܵܐ (bahhāˀāyā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܲܗܵܐܵܝܝܼ (bahhāˀāyī)		ܒܲܗܵܐܵܝܲܢ (bahhāˀāyan)
	construct	ܒܲܗܵܐܵܝ (bahhāˀāy)	2nd person	ܒܲܗܵܐܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (bahhāˀāyūḵ)	ܒܲܗܵܐܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (bahhāˀāyāḵ)	ܒܲܗܵܐܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bahhāˀāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܲܗܵܐܵܝܵܐ (bahhāˀāyā)	3rd person	ܒܲܗܵܐܵܝܹܗ (bahhāˀāyēh)	ܒܲܗܵܐܵܝܵܗ̇ (bahhāˀāyāh)	ܒܲܗܵܐܵܝܗܘܿܢ (bahhāˀāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܲܗܵܐܵܝܝܼ̈ (bahhāˀāyī)		ܒܲܗܵܐܵܝܲܢ̈ (bahhāˀāyan)
	construct	ܒܲܗܵܐܵܝܲܝ̈ (bahhāˀāyay)	2nd person	ܒܲܗܵܐܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (bahhāˀāyūḵ)	ܒܲܗܵܐܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (bahhāˀāyāḵ)	ܒܲܗܵܐܵܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bahhāˀāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܲܗܵܐܵܝܹ̈ܐ (bahhāˀāyē)	3rd person	ܒܲܗܵܐܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (bahhāˀāyūh)	ܒܲܗܵܐܵܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (bahhāˀāyōh)	ܒܲܗܵܐܵܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (bahhāˀāyhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܲܗܵܐܵܝܵܘܼܬܵܐ (bahhāˀāyāūtā, “Baháʼí Faith”)