خلفا

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خُلَفَاء‎ (ḵulafāʔ).

Noun

خلفا • (hulefâ)

plural of خلیفه‎ (halife)

Descendants

Turkish: hulefa

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خُلَفَاء‎ (ḵulafāʔ).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /xulaˈfɑː/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /xʊlaˈfɑː/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /xolæˈfɒː/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /xulaˈfɔ/

Noun

Iranian Persian	خلفا
Dari	خلفا
Tajik	хулафо (xulafo)

خلفا • (xolafâ)

plural of ‎ (xalife)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ‎ (xolafâ), from Arabic خُلَفَاء‎ (ḵulafāʔ).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /xʊ.lə.fɑː/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /xʊ.lə.fɑː/
Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

خُلَفا • (xulafā) m pl (Hindi spelling ख़ुलफ़ा)

plural of خلیفہ‎ (xalīfah, “caliph”)

References

“خلفا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“خلفا”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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