خليف
See also: خلیفہ and خليق
Arabic
Etymology
فَعِيل (faʿīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb خَلَفَ (ḵalafa, “to be the successor”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xa.liːf/
Noun
خَلِيف • (ḵalīf) m
- successor
Declension
Declension of noun خَلِيف (ḵalīf)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | خَلِيف ḵalīf | الْخَلِيف al-ḵalīf | خَلِيف ḵalīf |
| Nominative | خَلِيفٌ ḵalīfun | الْخَلِيفُ al-ḵalīfu | خَلِيفُ ḵalīfu |
| Accusative | خَلِيفًا ḵalīfan | الْخَلِيفَ al-ḵalīfa | خَلِيفَ ḵalīfa |
| Genitive | خَلِيفٍ ḵalīfin | الْخَلِيفِ al-ḵalīfi | خَلِيفِ ḵalīfi |
Descendants
- English: caliph (borrowed)
- French: calife (borrowed)
- Spanish: califa (borrowed)
- Catalan: califa (borrowed)
- Occitan: califa (borrowed)
- Portuguese: califa (borrowed)
See also
- خليفَة, the usual Arabic word for a caliph