califa

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Catalan

Pronunciation

Noun

califa m (plural califes)

  1. caliph

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ifɐ
  • Hyphenation: ca‧li‧fa

Noun

califa m (plural califas)

  1. caliph (political leader of the Muslim world)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French calife, from Medieval Latin calipha, from Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa, “vicar, successor”). Displaced patrimonial instance halifa as borrowed directly from Andalusian Arabic خَلِيْفَة (ẖalífah).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈlifa/
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ifa
  • Syllabification: ca‧li‧fa

Noun

califa m (plural califas)

  1. caliph

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