khalifah

English

Noun

khalifah (plural khalifahs)

1. Dated form of caliph.

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay khalifah, from Arabic خليفَة (khalīfä).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xa.li.faʔ/
• Hyphenation: kha‧li‧fah

Noun

khalifah (first-person possessive khalifahku, second-person possessive khalifahmu, third-person possessive khalifahnya)

1. caliph

   Synonym: khilafah

Further reading

• “khalifah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic خليفَة (khalīfä).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xalifah/, /kalifah/, /kalipah/
• Rhymes: -ifah, -fah, -ah

Noun

khalifah

1. caliph