Arabic for caliph

khaliifa
ﺧَﻠِﻴﻔَﺔ
caliph – feminine singular

ﺧَﻠِﻴﻔَﺔ is an Arabic word. The meaning is caliph. You pronounce it khaliifa.

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The Arabic word word for caliph can also be conjugated:

khulafaa'
ﺧُﻠَﻔَﺎﺀ
caliph – feminine plural
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word caliph consists of three Arabic letters: kha that is written and pronounced kh, lam that is written and pronounced l and fa that is written and pronounced f. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word caliph letter by letter

ﺧَﻠِﻴﻔَﺔ
ﺧـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻔـ
ـﺔ
 
ﺧـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻔـ
ـﺔ
 
ﺧـ
ـﺨـ
ـﺦ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
ﻳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻲ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
ـﺔ
 
kha
kh
lam
l
ya
y
fa
f
ta marbuta
 
 
The Arabic word for caliph consists of: The letter kha that is written ﺥ ( here ﺧـ ) and pronounced kh and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻠـ ) and pronounced l and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter ya that is written ﻱ ( here ـﻴـ ) and pronounced y. The letter fa that is written ﻑ ( here ـﻔـ ) and pronounced f and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter ta marbuta that is written ﺓ ( here ـﺔ ) and pronounced . Therefore, the word is writen ﺧَﻠِﻴﻔَﺔ and pronounced khaliifa.
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