khalifah
English
Noun
khalifah (plural khalifahs)
- Alternative form of caliph.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay khalifah, from Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xa.li.faʔ/
- Hyphenation: kha‧li‧fah
Noun
khalifah (plural khalifah-khalifah)
Further reading
- “khalifah”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
From Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xalifah/, /kalifah/, /kalipah/
- Rhymes: -ifah, -fah, -ah
Noun
khalifah (Jawi spelling خليفه, plural khalifah-khalifah)
Further reading
- “khalifah”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017