"خلفا" meaning in Urdu

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Noun

IPA: /xʊ.lə.fɑː/ [Standard, Urdu] Forms: خُلَفا [canonical], xulafā [romanization], ख़ुलफ़ा [Hindi]
Rhymes: -ɑː Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Persian خلفا (xolafâ), from Arabic خُلَفَاء (ḵulafāʔ). Etymology templates: {{bor+|ur|fa-cls|خلفا|tr=xolafâ}} Borrowed from Classical Persian خلفا (xolafâ), {{bor|ur|ar|خُلَفَاء}} Arabic خُلَفَاء (ḵulafāʔ), {{root|ur|ar|خ ل ف}} Head templates: {{ur-noun|g=m-p|head=خُلَفا|tr=xulafā}} خُلَفا • (xulafā) m pl (Hindi spelling ख़ुलफ़ा)
  1. formal plural of خلیفہ (xalīfah, “caliph”) Tags: form-of, formal, plural Form of: خلیفہ (extra: xalīfah, “caliph”)
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