caliph

See also: Caliph

English

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Etymology

From Old French caliphe, from Medieval Latin calipha, from Arabic خَلِيفَة‎ (ḵalīfa, “caliph”) and خَلِيف‎ (ḵalīf, “successor”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkeɪ̪lɪf/, /ˈkælɪf/

Noun

caliph (plural caliphs)

  1. The political leader of the Muslim world, successor of Muhammad's political authority, not religious or spiritual.
    Ahmadis call their Caliph the Khalifatul Masih.

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