kalif

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English

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Noun

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kalif (plural kalifs)

  1. Alternative spelling of caliph
  2. A rank in the Ku Klux Klan

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Czech

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Noun

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kalif m anim

  1. caliph
    Synonym: chalífa

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Maltese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian califfo. Doublet of ħalif.

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Noun

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kalif m (plural kalifi)

  1. caliph
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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Internationalism; compare English caliph, French calife, German Kalif, ultimately from Arabic خليفة.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈka.lif/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -alif
  • Syllabification: ka‧lif

Noun

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kalif m pers

  1. caliph (monarchical title based on claim to be a successor of Muhammad)
    Hypernym: władca

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Further reading

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  • kalif in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kalif in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • kalif in PWN's encyclopedia

Serbo-Croatian

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Noun

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kàlīf m (Cyrillic spelling ка̀лӣф)

  1. caliph

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Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa, caliph), from the triliteral root خ ل ف (ḵ-l-f); literally, "successor, substitute". Cognate of Medieval Latin calipha.

Noun

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kalif c

  1. caliph

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