kalif
See also: Kalif
English
Noun
kalif (plural kalifs)
- Alternative spelling of caliph
- A rank in the Ku Klux Klan
Anagrams
- flaki
Czech
Noun
kalif m
- caliph
Synonyms
- chalífa
Related terms
- kalifát
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French calife, from Old French caliphe, from Medieval Latin calīpha, from Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈka.lif/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -alif
- Syllabification: ka‧lif
Noun
kalif m pers
- caliph
Declension
Declension of kalif
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kalif | kalifowie |
| genitive | kalifa | kalifów |
| dative | kalifowi | kalifom |
| accusative | kalifa | kalifów |
| instrumental | kalifem | kalifami |
| locative | kalifie | kalifach |
| vocative | kalifie | kalifowie |
Related terms
noun
- kalifat
Further reading
- kalif in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kalif in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- hàlīf
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kǎliːf/
Noun
kàlīf m (Cyrillic spelling ка̀лӣф)
- 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
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
- caliph
Declension
| Declension of kalif | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | kalif | kalifen | kalifer | kaliferna |
| Genitive | kalifs | kalifens | kalifers | kalifernas |
Related terms
- kalifat
References
- kalif in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kalif in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kalif in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)