خليف

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خليف

/xa.liːf/

Rhymes with -iːf

Where it comes from

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb active participle from the verb خَلَفَ (ḵalafa, “to be successor”). This participle pattern is pre-Classical.

noun خَلِيف · ḵalīf · الْخَلِيف · خَلِيفٌ

successor

In English

successor person or thing that immediately follows another

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"خليف." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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خليف. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81

Chicago

"خليف." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {خليف},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}