"خلیفہ" meaning in Urdu

See خلیفہ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /xə.liː.fɑ(ː)/ [Standard, Urdu] Audio: LL-Q1617 (urd)-نعم البدل-خلیفہ.wav Forms: خَلِیفَہ [canonical], xalīfa [romanization], خُلَفا [formal, plural], ख़लीफ़ा [Hindi]
Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Persian خلیفه (xalifa), from Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa). Etymology templates: {{bor+|ur|fa-cls|خلیفه|tr=xalifa}} Borrowed from Classical Persian خلیفه (xalifa), {{bor|ur|ar|خَلِيفَة}} Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa), {{root|ur|ar|خ ل ف}} Head templates: {{ur-noun|g=m|head=خَلِیفَہ|pl=خُلَفا}} خَلِیفَہ • (xalīfa) m (formal plural خُلَفا (xulafā), Hindi spelling ख़लीफ़ा)
  1. caliph
    Sense id: en-خلیفہ-ur-noun-9MDAwYk6
  2. successor
    Sense id: en-خلیفہ-ur-noun-VI5W~Otr
  3. (wrestling) the most gifted wrestler (after the teacher)
    Sense id: en-خلیفہ-ur-noun-szr54Zch Categories (other): Wrestling, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Urdu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 12 49 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 6 74 14 Disambiguation of Urdu entries with incorrect language header: 4 17 66 13 Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war, wrestling
  4. (archaic) a Muslim cook, tailor, barber etc. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-خلیفہ-ur-noun-EPBChlgd Categories (other): Islam Disambiguation of Islam: 0 0 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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      "_dis": "0 0 0 0",
      "kind": "other",
      "langcode": "ur",
      "name": "People",
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      "source": "w+disamb"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "args": {
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    }
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        "2": "fa-cls",
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ur",
        "2": "ar",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Classical Persian خلیفه (xalifa), from Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "خَلِیفَہ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "xalīfa",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خُلَفا",
      "roman": "xulafā",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ख़लीफ़ा",
      "tags": [
        "Hindi"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "خَ‧لِی‧فَہ"
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "caliph"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "caliph",
          "caliph"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "successor"
      ],
      "id": "en-خلیفہ-ur-noun-VI5W~Otr",
      "links": [
        [
          "successor",
          "successor"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 12 49 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 6 74 14",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 17 66 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Urdu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the most gifted wrestler (after the teacher)"
      ],
      "id": "en-خلیفہ-ur-noun-szr54Zch",
      "links": [
        [
          "wrestling",
          "wrestling#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "wrestler",
          "wrestler"
        ],
        [
          "teacher",
          "teacher#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(wrestling) the most gifted wrestler (after the teacher)"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "martial-arts",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "sports",
        "war",
        "wrestling"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 0 2 98",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ur",
          "name": "Islam",
          "orig": "ur:Islam",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a Muslim cook, tailor, barber etc."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "Muslim",
          "Muslim"
        ],
        [
          "cook",
          "cook"
        ],
        [
          "tailor",
          "tailor"
        ],
        [
          "barber",
          "barber"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) a Muslim cook, tailor, barber etc."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "Urdu"
      ]
    },
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    "Urdu terms borrowed from Arabic",
    "Urdu terms borrowed from Classical Persian",
    "Urdu terms derived from Arabic",
    "Urdu terms derived from Classical Persian",
    "Urdu terms derived from the Arabic root خ ل ف",
    "Urdu terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    "ur:People"
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        }
      ],
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    }
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        "2": "fa-cls",
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ur",
        "2": "ar",
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      "name": "bor"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ur",
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        "3": "خ ل ف"
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      "name": "root"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "خَلِیفَہ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "xalīfa",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خُلَفا",
      "roman": "xulafā",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ख़लीफ़ा",
      "tags": [
        "Hindi"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "head": "خَلِیفَہ",
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      },
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      "name": "ur-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "خَ‧لِی‧فَہ"
  ],
  "lang": "Urdu",
  "lang_code": "ur",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "caliph"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "caliph",
          "caliph"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "successor"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "successor",
          "successor"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "ur:Wrestling"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the most gifted wrestler (after the teacher)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wrestling",
          "wrestling#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "wrestler",
          "wrestler"
        ],
        [
          "teacher",
          "teacher#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(wrestling) the most gifted wrestler (after the teacher)"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "martial-arts",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "sports",
        "war",
        "wrestling"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Urdu terms with archaic senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a Muslim cook, tailor, barber etc."
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "cook",
          "cook"
        ],
        [
          "tailor",
          "tailor"
        ],
        [
          "barber",
          "barber"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) a Muslim cook, tailor, barber etc."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Standard",
        "Urdu"
      ]
    },
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}

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