"khalifa" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /kəˈliːfə/ Forms: khalifas [plural]
Rhymes: -iːfə Head templates: {{en-noun}} khalifa (plural khalifas)
  1. Alternative form of caliph. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: caliph Related terms: Burj Khalifa
    Sense id: en-khalifa-en-noun--UNeV4Qr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Swahili]

Forms: makhalifa [class-vi, plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *ḫalap- Arabic خَلَفَ (ḵalafa) Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa)bor. Swahili khalifa Borrowed from Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa). Etymology templates: {{ety|sw|:bor|ar:خَلِيفَة|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *ḫalap- Arabic خَلَفَ (ḵalafa) Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa)bor. Swahili khalifa [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Semitic", "term" : "*ḫalap-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "sem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" }, { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "خ ل ف", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword" : "root", "is_invisible" : "all" } ], "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "خَلَفَ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "خَلِيفَة", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "khalifa", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sw" }" data-lang="sw" data-title="khalifa"> Borrowed from Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa). Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} khalifa class V (plural makhalifa class VI)
  1. caliph Tags: class-v

Inflected forms

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