خليف

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See also: خلیفہ and خليق

Arabic

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Root
خ ل ف (ḵ l f)
13 terms

Etymology

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فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb خَلَفَ (ḵalafa, to be the successor).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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خَلِيف (ḵalīfm

  1. successor

Declension

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Descendants

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  • English: caliph (borrowed)
  • French: calife (borrowed)
  • Spanish: califa (borrowed)
  • Catalan: califa (borrowed)
  • Occitan: califa (borrowed)
  • Portuguese: califa (borrowed)

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