kalifat
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kalifat
Maltese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian califfato.
Pronunciation
Noun
kalifat m (plural kalifati)
Related terms
Polish
Etymology
Internationalism; compare English caliphate, French califat, German Kalifat. By surface analysis, kalif + -at.
Pronunciation
Noun
kalifat m inan
- caliphate (monarchical government based on a claim of succession to the Islamic State of Muhammad, ruled by a caliph)
- caliphate (office of a caliph)
Declension
Declension of kalifat
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kalifat | kalifaty |
| genitive | kalifatu | kalifatów |
| dative | kalifatowi | kalifatom |
| accusative | kalifat | kalifaty |
| instrumental | kalifatem | kalifatami |
| locative | kalifacie | kalifatach |
| vocative | kalifacie | kalifaty |
Related terms
nouns
Further reading
- kalifat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kalifat in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- kalifat in PWN's encyclopedia
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
kalìfāt m (Cyrillic spelling калѝфа̄т)
Declension
Declension of kalifat
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kalifat | kalifati |
| genitive | kalifata | kalifata |
| dative | kalifatu | kalifatima |
| accusative | kalifat | kalifate |
| vocative | kalifate | kalifati |
| locative | kalifatu | kalifatima |
| instrumental | kalifatom | kalifatima |
References
- “kalifat”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin caliphatus, from Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa, “caliph”), from the triliteral root خ ل ف (ḵ-l-f); literally, "successor, substitute". Cognate of French califat, German Kalifat.
Noun
kalifat n
Declension
Declension of kalifat