Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian خلیفه (xalīfa), from Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /xə.liː.fɑː/, [xɐ.liː.fäː], /kʰə.liː.pʰɑː/, [kʰɐ.liː.pʰäː]

Noun

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ख़लीफ़ा (xalīfām (Urdu spelling خلیفہ)

  1. caliph

Declension

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