ܟܠܝܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa); cognate to native ܚܠܝܼܦܵܐ (ḥlīpā, “different; substitute”).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [kal.liːfɑː], [xal.liːfɑː]

Noun

ܟܲܠܝܼܦ̮ܵܐ or ܟ݂ܲܠܝܼܦ̮ܵܐ • (kalīfā or ḵalīfā) m sg (plural ܟܲܠܝܼܦܹ̈ܐ (kalīpē))

  1. caliph

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ܟܲܠܝܼܦ̮ܘܼܬܵܐ (kalīfūtā, “caliphate”)
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