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خليفة

[xa.liː.fa]

noun

LanguageArabic (Saudi Arabia)

Meaning
  1. a successor
  2. a caliph
  3. a deputy, a vicar, a substitute, a representative
  4. A person who takes the place of another in a role or position. It is also the title for historical leaders of the Muslim community.
Examples

كان عمر بن الخطاب خليفة عادلا.

Umar ibn al-Khattab was a just caliph.

Pronunciationxa.liː.fa

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteAlthough the word ends with a feminine marker, it is historically used as a title for men.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.