khalifah

English

Noun

khalifah (plural khalifahs)

1. 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 (first-person possessive khalifahku, second-person possessive khalifahmu, third-person possessive khalifahnya)

1. caliph

Further reading

• “khalifah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic 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, informal 1st possessive khalifahku, 2nd possessive khalifahmu, 3rd possessive khalifahnya)

1. caliph

Further reading

• “khalifah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.