بهاء

Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.haːʔ/

Etymology 1

From the root ب ه و (b-h-w) or ب ه ي (b-h-y).

Noun

بَهَاء • (bahāʔ) f

1. verbal noun of بَهَا (bahā) (form 1)
2. verbal noun of بَهَى (bahā) (form 1)
3. beauty, splendour
4. (of God) glory, greatness, majesty

Declension

Declension of noun بَهَاء (bahāʔ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَهَاء bahāʔ	الْبَهَاء al-bahāʔ	بَهَاء bahāʔ
Nominative	بَهَاءٌ bahāʔun	الْبَهَاءُ al-bahāʔu	بَهَاءُ bahāʔu
Accusative	بَهَاءً bahāʔan	الْبَهَاءَ al-bahāʔa	بَهَاءَ bahāʔa
Genitive	بَهَاءٍ bahāʔin	الْبَهَاءِ al-bahāʔi	بَهَاءِ bahāʔi

Etymology 2

Root
ب ه ء (b h ʔ)
1 term

Noun

بَهَاء • (bahāʔ) f

1. (obsolete) a she-camel familiar with, accustomed to, tame towards, its milker

Declension

Declension of noun بَهَاء (bahāʔ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَهَاء bahāʔ	الْبَهَاء al-bahāʔ	بَهَاء bahāʔ
Nominative	بَهَاءٌ bahāʔun	الْبَهَاءُ al-bahāʔu	بَهَاءُ bahāʔu
Accusative	بَهَاءً bahāʔan	الْبَهَاءَ al-bahāʔa	بَهَاءَ bahāʔa
Genitive	بَهَاءٍ bahāʔin	الْبَهَاءِ al-bahāʔi	بَهَاءِ bahāʔi

Persian

Alternative forms

• بها (bahâ) (unhamzated)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَهَاء (bahāʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ba.ˈhɑːʔ], [ba.ˈhɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bä.ɦɑ́ːʔ], [bä.ɦɑ́ː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bä.ɦɑ́ːʔ], [bä.ɦɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bɑːɑ́ː], [bɑːɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bɔːɔ́ː], [bɔːɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bæ.ɦɒ́ːʔ], [bæ.ɦɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bä.ɦɔ́ʔ], [bä.ɦɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading?	bahā', bahā
Dari reading?	bahā', bahā
Iranian reading?	bahâ', bahâ
Tajik reading?	bahoʾ, baho

Noun

بهاء • (bahâ')

1. beauty
2. elegance

Derived terms

• بهاءالدین (bahâ'o-d-din)

 

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “بهاء”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim