kalifat

See also: Kalifat and kalifát

Danish

Etymology

By surface analysis, kalif +‎ -at.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaliˈfæˀd]

Noun

kalifat n (singular definite kalifatet, plural indefinite kalifater)

1. caliphate
2. the rank or office of a caliph

Inflection

Declension of kalifat

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kalifat	kalifatet	kalifater	kalifaterne
genitive	kalifats	kalifatets	kalifaters	kalifaternes

Related terms

• kalif

References

• “kalifat” in Den Danske Ordbog

Maltese

Alternative forms

• kaliffat

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian califfato.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.lɪˈfaːt/

Noun

kalifat m (plural kalifati)

1. caliphate

Related terms

• kalif

Polish

kalifat

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English caliphate, French califat, German Kalifat. By surface analysis, kalif +‎ -at.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈli.fat/

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• Rhymes: -ifat
• Syllabification: ka‧li‧fat

Noun

kalifat m inan

1. caliphate (monarchical government based on a claim of succession to the Islamic State of Muhammad, ruled by a caliph)
2. caliphate (office of a caliph)

Declension

Declension of kalifat

	singular	plural
nominative	kalifat	kalifaty
genitive	kalifatu	kalifatów
dative	kalifatowi	kalifatom
accusative	kalifat	kalifaty
instrumental	kalifatem	kalifatami
locative	kalifacie	kalifatach
vocative	kalifacie	kalifaty

Related terms

nouns

• kalif

Further reading

• kalifat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kalifat in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• kalifat in PWN's encyclopedia

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From kàlīf +‎ -at.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalǐfaːt/
• Hyphenation: ka‧li‧fat

Noun

kalìfāt m (Cyrillic spelling калѝфа̄т)

1. caliphate

Declension

Declension of kalifat

	singular	plural
nominative	kalifat	kalifati
genitive	kalifata	kalifata
dative	kalifatu	kalifatima
accusative	kalifat	kalifate
vocative	kalifate	kalifati
locative	kalifatu	kalifatima
instrumental	kalifatom	kalifatima

References

• “kalifat”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin caliphatus, from Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa, “caliph”), from the triliteral root خ ل ف (ḵ l f); literally, "successor, substitute". Cognate of French califat, German Kalifat.

Noun

kalifat n

1. caliphate

Declension

Declension of kalifat

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kalifat	kalifats
	definite	kalifatet	kalifatets
plural	indefinite	kalifat	kalifats
	definite	kalifaten	kalifatens

Related terms

• kalif

References

• kalifat in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kalifat in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kalifat in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)