kalifat

By surface analysis, kalif +‎ -at.

• IPA^(key): [kaliˈfæˀd]

kalifat n (singular definite kalifatet, plural indefinite kalifater)

1. caliphate
2. the rank or office of a caliph

• kalif

• “kalifat” in Den Danske Ordbog

• kaliffat

Borrowed from Italian califfato.

• IPA^(key): /ka.lɪˈfaːt/

kalifat m (plural kalifati)

1. caliphate

Internationalism; compare English caliphate, French califat, German Kalifat. By surface analysis, kalif +‎ -at.

• IPA^(key): /kaˈli.fat/

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• Rhymes: -ifat
• Syllabification: ka‧li‧fat

kalifat m inan

1. caliphate (monarchical government based on a claim of succession to the Islamic State of Muhammad, ruled by a caliph)
2. caliphate (office of a caliph)

• kalifat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kalifat in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• kalifat in PWN's encyclopedia

From kàlīf +‎ -at.

• IPA^(key): /kalǐfaːt/
• Hyphenation: ka‧li‧fat

kalìfāt m inan (Cyrillic spelling калѝфа̄т)

1. caliphate

• “kalifat”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Borrowed from Medieval Latin caliphatus, from Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa, “caliph”), from the triliteral root خ ل ف (ḵ l f); literally, "successor, substitute". Cognate of French califat, German Kalifat.

kalifat n

1. caliphate

• kalif

• kalifat in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kalifat in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kalifat in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)