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• Bābī
  Bābī

  noun

  a Persian religion, originating in the 19th century, now supplanted by Bahaʾi.
• Babi
  Babi

  noun

  a disciple of the Bab

Bābī

American  

[bah-bee] / ˈbɑ bi /

Or Babi

noun

1. Also called Babism. a Persian religion, originating in the 19th century, now supplanted by Bahaʾi.

2. an adherent of Bābī.

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Babi British  

/ ˈbɑːbɪ /

noun

1. a disciple of the Bab

2. another word for Babism

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Other Word Forms

• Babite
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of Bābī

First recorded in 1840–50; from Persian, equivalent to Bāb (al-dīn) + -ī a suffix indicating relationship or origin; see origin at Bab ed-Din 

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Example Sentences

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Babi

Junior outside hitter Izzy Clark — holding up her wrist like she’d just swished a three-pointer after one powerful shot —notched nine kills, as did junior Babi Gubbins.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2022

If one looks at a map of Ukraine, the distance between Babi Yar and Bucha looks to be about 15 miles.

From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2022

Toward the end, there are scenes of courtroom testimony, during which a German soldier and several witnesses and survivors talk about what happened at Babi Yar.

From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2022

Babyn Yar - also known as Babi Yar - is one of the largest World War Two mass graves in Europe.

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2022

From Babi, Laila had learned the outline of it: Afghanistan was now called the Islamic State of Afghanistan.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini

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