CALIPH


Meaning of CALIPH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also ca·lif ˈkā-ləf, ˈka-ləf

Etymology: Middle English caliphe, from Middle French calife, from Arabic khalīfa successor

Date: 14th century

: a successor of Muhammad as temporal and spiritual head of Islam — used as a title

• ca·liph·al -lə-fəl adjective

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