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Where does “ख़िलाफ़त” come from?

ख़िलाफ़त (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian خلافت, from Arabic خِلَافَة.

ख़िलाफ़त (Hindi): caliphate

Definitions

  1. caliphate

Ancestry of “ख़िलाफ़त”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianخلافت—
2Arabicخِلَافَة—
Every word from Arabic خِلَافَة →