Caliphs - English meaning

Caliphs – definitions in English dictionary

noun
The chief muslim civil and religious ruler, regarded as the successor of muhammad. the caliph ruled in baghdad until 1258 and then in egypt until the ottoman conquest of 1517; the title was then held by the ottoman sultans until it was abolished in 1924 by atatürk.
Usage examples:
In the 7th century the prophet of islam, muhammad, and his successors, the umayyad caliphs, spread …

Caliphs translation into English

Caliphs: translate from English into Chinese

哈里发

Caliphs: translate from English into Dutch

Kaliefen

Caliphs: translate from English into French

Califes

Caliphs: translate from English into German

Kalifen

Caliphs: translate from English into Hindi

ख़लीफ़ा

Caliphs: translate from English into Italian

Califfi

Caliphs: translate from English into Korean

칼리프

Caliphs: translate from English into Russian

Халифы

Caliphs: translate from English into Spanish

Califas

Word origin

late Middle English: from Old French caliphe, from Arabic ḵalīfa meaning ‘deputy (of God’) (from the title ḵalīfat Allāh ), or meaning ‘successor (of Muhammad)’ (from the title ḵalīfat rasūl

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Caliphs – similar words

caliphates

noun
The rule or reign of a caliph or chief muslim ruler.
Usage examples:
The umayyad caliphate in damascus was overthrown by the abbasids

Caliphates - all meanings in English

caliphate

noun
The rule or reign of a caliph or chief muslim ruler.
Usage examples:
The umayyad caliphate in damascus was overthrown by the abbasids

Caliphate - all meanings in English

caliph

ˈkeɪ.lɪf

noun
The chief muslim civil and religious ruler, regarded as the successor of muhammad. the caliph ruled in baghdad until 1258 and then in egypt until the ottoman conquest of 1517; the title was then held by the ottoman sultans until it was abolished in 1924 by atatürk.
Usage examples:
In the 7th century the prophet of islam, muhammad, and his successors, the umayyad caliphs, spread …

noun
A political and religious leader of islam in the period following the death of muhammad

Caliph - all meanings in English

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