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".
خَلِيفَة • (ḵalīfa) m (plural خُلَفَاء (ḵulafāʔ) or خَلَائِف (ḵalāʔif))
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | خَلِيفَة ḵalīfa |
الْخَلِيفَة al-ḵalīfa |
خَلِيفَة ḵalīfat |
| Nominative | خَلِيفَةٌ ḵalīfatun |
الْخَلِيفَةُ al-ḵalīfatu |
خَلِيفَةُ ḵalīfatu |
| Accusative | خَلِيفَةً ḵalīfatan |
الْخَلِيفَةَ al-ḵalīfata |
خَلِيفَةَ ḵalīfata |
| Genitive | خَلِيفَةٍ ḵalīfatin |
الْخَلِيفَةِ al-ḵalīfati |
خَلِيفَةِ ḵalīfati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | خَلِيفَتَيْن ḵalīfatayn |
الْخَلِيفَتَيْن al-ḵalīfatayn |
خَلِيفَتَيْ ḵalīfatay |
| Nominative | خَلِيفَتَانِ ḵalīfatāni |
الْخَلِيفَتَانِ al-ḵalīfatāni |
خَلِيفَتَا ḵalīfatā |
| Accusative | خَلِيفَتَيْنِ ḵalīfatayni |
الْخَلِيفَتَيْنِ al-ḵalīfatayni |
خَلِيفَتَيْ ḵalīfatay |
| Genitive | خَلِيفَتَيْنِ ḵalīfatayni |
الْخَلِيفَتَيْنِ al-ḵalīfatayni |
خَلِيفَتَيْ ḵalīfatay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | خُلَفَاء; خَلَائِف ḵulafāʔ; ḵalāʔif |
الْخُلَفَاء; الْخَلَائِف al-ḵulafāʔ; al-ḵalāʔif |
خُلَفَاء; خَلَائِف ḵulafāʔ; ḵalāʔif |
| Nominative | خُلَفَاءُ; خَلَائِفُ ḵulafāʔu; ḵalāʔifu |
الْخُلَفَاءُ; الْخَلَائِفُ al-ḵulafāʔu; al-ḵalāʔifu |
خُلَفَاءُ; خَلَائِفُ ḵulafāʔu; ḵalāʔifu |
| Accusative | خُلَفَاءَ; خَلَائِفَ ḵulafāʔa; ḵalāʔifa |
الْخُلَفَاءَ; الْخَلَائِفَ al-ḵulafāʔa; al-ḵalāʔifa |
خُلَفَاءَ; خَلَائِفَ ḵulafāʔa; ḵalāʔifa |
| Genitive | خُلَفَاءَ; خَلَائِفَ ḵulafāʔa; ḵalāʔifa |
الْخُلَفَاءِ; الْخَلَائِفِ al-ḵulafāʔi; al-ḵalāʔifi |
خُلَفَاءِ; خَلَائِفِ ḵulafāʔi; ḵalāʔifi |