خلیفه

See also: خليفة‎, خلیفہ‎, and جلیقه‎

Azerbaijani

Noun

خلیفه

Arabic spelling of xəlifə

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَلِيفَة‎ (ḵalīfa).

Noun

خلیفه • (halife)

caliph
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Descendants

Turkish: halife

References

Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “halife”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Redhouse, James W. (1890), “خلیفه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 863

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَلِيفَة‎ (ḵalīfa).

Pronunciation

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

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /xaliːˈfa/

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

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /xaliˈfa/

Noun

Iranian Persian	خلیفه
Dari	خلیفه
Tajik	халифа (xalifa)

خلیفه • (xalife) (plural خلفا‎ (xolafâ) or خلیفه‌ها‎ (xalife-hâ))

caliph

Descendants

→ Hindustani:
- Hindi: ख़लीफ़ा (xalīfā)
- Urdu: خلیفہ‎ (xalīfa)
  - → Telugu: ఖలీఫా (khalīphā)
→ Punjabi:
- Shahmukhi script: خَلِیفَہ‎ (xalīfa)
- Gurmukhi script: ਖ਼ਲੀਫ਼ਾ (xalīfā)
→ Sindhi: خليفو‎ (xalīfo)

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