English

Etymology
From Ar. ARchar|خ���ة (khalīfä).

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /�kaelIf/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /"k{lIf/

Alternative spellings
calif, kalif, kaliph, khalif, khalifa

Noun
en-noun

1. The political leader of the Muslim world, successor of Muhammad's political authority, not religious or spiritual

Translations

Arabic: ARchar|خ���ة (xalīfa) m
Bosnian: kalif m, halif m
Catalan: califa
Croatian: kalif m
Czech: chalífa
Esperanto: kalifo
Finnish: kalifi
Hebrew: �׳��פ�
Hindi: �़ल�फ़ा (<u>kh</u>alīf�)
Interlingua: califa
Italian: califfo m
Korean: 칼리� (kkallifa)
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Norwegian: kalif
Persian: FAchar|خ���� (xalīfeh)
Portuguese: califa
Russian: �али� (xalíf) m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: кали� m, �али� m
:Roman: kalif m, halif m
Spanish: califa m
Turkish: halife
Urdu: URchar|خ���� (<u>kh</u>alīf�)

Related terms
caliphate

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