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Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic خُلَفَاء (ḵulafāʔ).
Noun
خلفا • (hulefâ)
- plural of خلیفه (halife)
Descendants
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic خُلَفَاء (ḵulafāʔ).
Pronunciation
| Readings
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| Classical reading?
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xulafā
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| Dari reading?
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xulafā
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| Iranian reading?
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xolafâ
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| Tajik reading?
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xulafo
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Noun
| Dari
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خلفا
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| Iranian Persian
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| Tajik
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хулафо
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خلفا • (xolafâ)
- plural of خلیفه (xalife)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian خلفا (xolafâ), from Arabic خُلَفَاء (ḵulafāʔ).
Pronunciation
Noun
خُلَفا • (xulafā) m pl (Hindi spelling ख़ुलफ़ा)
- formal plural of خلیفہ (xalīfah, “caliph”)
References
- “خلفا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “خلفا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.