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Where does “خلیفه” come from?

خلیفه (Persian) comes from Arabic خَلِيفَة — vicar, successor; caliph.

خلیفه (Persian): caliph

Definitions

  1. caliph

Ancestry of “خلیفه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخَلِيفَةvicar, successor; caliph

Words derived from “خلیفه”

  • خلیفہ
Every word from Arabic خَلِيفَة →