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== Etymology ==
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The word "Baháʼí" ({{lang|ar|بهائی}}) is used either as an adjective to refer to the Baháʼí Faith or as a term for a follower of [[Baháʼu'lláh]]. The proper name of the religion is the "Baháʼí Faith", not ''Baháʼí'' or ''Baháʼism'' (the latter, once common among academics, is regarded as derogatory by the Baháʼís).{{sfn|Stockman|2013|p=1}}{{sfn|Hatcher|Martin|1998|p=xiii}} It is derived from the [[Arabic]] "Baháʼ" ({{lang|ar|بهاء}}), a name Baháʼu'lláh chose for himself, referring to the 'glory' or 'splendor' of God. In English, the word is commonly pronounced {{respell|bə|HYE}} ({{IPAc-en|b|ə|ˈ|h|aɪ}}), but the more accurate rendering of the Arabic is {{respell|bə|HAH|ee}} ({{IPAc-en|b|ə|ˈ|h|ɑ:|.|i:}}).<ref>[http://www.dictionary.com/browse/bahai "Bahaʾi"]. ''[[Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary]]''.</ref>

The [[Acute accent|accent marks]] above the letters, representing long vowels, derive from a system of [[Transliteration|transliterating]] Arabic and Persian script that was adopted by Baháʼís in 1923, and which has been used in almost all Baháʼí publications since.{{sfn|Stockman|2013|p=1}} Baháʼís prefer the orthographies ''Baháʼí'', ''the Báb'', ''Baháʼu'lláh'', and ''ʻAbdu'l-Bahá''. When accent marks are unavailable, ''Bahaʼi'' or ''Bahaʼuʼllah'' are often used.