خليفة

العربية

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خليفة

/xa.liː.fa/

Where it comes from

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb active participle from the verb خَلَفَ (ḵalafa, “to be the successor, to substitute for”), with unexpected feminine ending, from the root خ ل ف (ḵ l f); literally, "successor, substitute".

noun خَلِيفَة · ḵalīfa · خُلَفَاء · خَلَائِف · الْخَلِيفَة

a successor
a caliph
a deputy, a vicar, a substitute, a representative

In English

caliph political leader of the Muslim world

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"خليفة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A9. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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خليفة. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A9

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"خليفة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A9.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {خليفة},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}