خلفا
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian خلفا (xolafâ), from Arabic خُلَفَاء (ḵulafāʾ).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /xʊ.lə.fɑː/
- Rhymes: -ɑː
Noun
خُلَفا • (xulafā) m pl (Hindi spelling ख़ुलफ़ा)
- plural of خلیفہ (xalīfah, “caliph”)
References
- “خلفا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “خلفا”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.