caliph
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caliph¹
- /ˈkeɪlɪf/
- /ˈkælɪf/
Rhymes with -eɪlɪf
Where it comes from
From Middle English calife, caliphe, from Old French caliphe, from Medieval Latin calipha, from Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa, “caliph”) and خَلِيف (ḵalīf, “successor”).
noun caliphs · khalifa · khalīfa · caleef · calif · kaleefa
- The holder of a monarchical title based on a claim to be a successor of Muhammad. The Abbasid caliphs patronized art and science beside religious developments ushering in the Islamic Golden Age when their capital Baghdad began to flourish as a center of knowledge, culture and trade.
Caliph²
noun Caliphs
- Alternative letter-case form of caliph
Translations
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noun political leader of the Muslim world
| Español | califa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 칼리파 kallipa |
| 日本語 | カリフ karifu, ハリーファ |
| 中文 | 哈里發 /哈里发 hālǐfā |
| हिन्दी | ख़लीफ़ा xalīfā, खलीफा khalīphā |
| Kiswahili | khalifa |
| Português | califa |
| Français | calife |
| Deutsch | Kalif, Kalifin (cf. Päpstin), Chalif |
| Italiano | califfo |
| Ελληνικά | χαλίφης chalífis |
| Română | calif |
| Русский | хали́ф xalíf, кали́ф kalíf |
| Tiếng Việt | kha-lip |
| العربية | خَلِيفَة ḵalīfa |
| עברית | ח׳ליפה, חָלִיף khalif, כָּלִיף kalif |
Talk about this word "caliph." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/caliph. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. caliph. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/caliph "caliph." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/caliph.Cite this
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title = {caliph},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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