kalif

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English

Noun

kalif (plural kalifs)

  1. Alternative spelling of caliph
  2. A rank in the Ku Klux Klan

Anagrams

Czech

Noun

kalif m anim

  1. caliph
    Synonym: chalífa

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Maltese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian califfo. Doublet of ħalif.

Pronunciation

Noun

kalif m (plural kalifi)

  1. caliph

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Internationalism; compare English caliph, French calife, German Kalif, ultimately from Arabic خليفة.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.lif/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -alif
  • Syllabification: ka‧lif

Noun

kalif m pers

  1. caliph (monarchical title based on claim to be a successor of Muhammad)
    Hypernym: władca

Declension

Declension of kalif
singular plural
nominative kalif kalifowie/kalify (deprecative)
genitive kalifa kalifów
dative kalifowi kalifom
accusative kalifa kalifów
instrumental kalifem kalifami
locative kalifie kalifach
vocative kalifie kalifowie
nouns

Further reading

  • kalif in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kalif in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • kalif in PWN's encyclopedia

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

kàlīf m (Cyrillic spelling ка̀лӣф)

  1. caliph

Declension

Declension of kalif
singular plural
nominative kàlīf kalifi
genitive kalífa kalifa
dative kalifu kalifima
accusative kalifa kalife
vocative kalife kalifi
locative kalifu kalifima
instrumental kalifom kalifima

Swedish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa, “caliph”), from the triliteral root خ ل ف (ḵ-l-f); literally, "successor, substitute". Cognate of Medieval Latin calipha.

Noun

kalif c

  1. caliph

Declension

Declension of kalif
nominative genitive
singular indefinite kalif kalifs
definite kalifen kalifens
plural indefinite kalifer kalifers
definite kaliferna kalifernas

References

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