caliph

== English == === Alternative forms === khalifa, khalīfa (stricter transliterations) caleef, calif, kaleefa, kalif, kaliph, khalif, khaleefeh (all archaic) === Etymology === From Middle English calife, caliphe, from Old French caliphe, from Medieval Latin calipha, from Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa, “caliph”) and خَلِيف (ḵalīf, “successor”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkeɪlɪf/, /ˈkælɪf/ Rhymes: -eɪlɪf === Noun === caliph (plural caliphs) The holder of a monarchical title based on a claim to be a successor of Muhammad. Hypernym: cleric ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === chapli, haplic