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successor in Arabic

خَلِيف ḵalīf

/səkˈsɛsə//səkˈsɛsɚ/

successor in Arabic: خَلِيف (ḵalīf), وَارِث (wāriṯ), وَارِثَة (wāriṯa). In English, successor means a person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.

Arabic words for successor

person or thing that immediately follows another
خَلِيف ḵalīf
next heir in order or succession
وَارِث wāriṯ, وَارِثَة wāriṯa

English meaning of successor

  1. noun A person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.
  2. noun The next heir in order or succession.
  3. noun A person who inherits a title or office.
  4. noun The integer, ordinal number or cardinal number immediately following another.

Full definition of successor

successor in a sentence

  • George W. Bush was successor to Bill Clinton as President of the US.
  • They haven't yet named her successor.
  • A limit ordinal is not the successor of any ordinal.

Synonyms of successor

successor in other languages

Questions about successor in Arabic

What is the meaning of successor in Arabic?
Successor in Arabic is خَلِيف (ḵalīf), وَارِث (wāriṯ), وَارِثَة (wāriṯa).
ما معنى كلمة successor؟
Successor: خَلِيف (ḵalīf), وَارِث (wāriṯ), وَارِثَة (wāriṯa).
What does successor mean in English?
Successor means a person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.

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