kalif
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Noun
kalif (plural kalifs)
- Alternative spelling of caliph
- A rank in the Ku Klux Klan
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Noun
kalif m anim
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Noun
kalif m (plural kalifi)
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Etymology
Internationalism; compare English caliph, French calife, German Kalif, ultimately from Arabic خليفة.
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Noun
kalif m pers
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Declension of kalif
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Pronunciation
Noun
kàlīf m (Cyrillic spelling ка̀лӣф)
Declension
Declension of kalif
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa, “caliph”), from the triliteral root خ ل ف (ḵ-l-f); literally, "successor, substitute". Cognate of Medieval Latin calipha.
Noun
kalif c
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Declension of kalif
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