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khuleef

khuleef is the obsolete form of caliph.

Meaning of caliph

Noun

caliph (plural caliphs)

  1. The holder of a monarchical title based on a claim to be a successor of Muhammad.
    • The Abbasid caliphs patronized art and science beside religious developments ushering in the Islamic Golden Age when their capital Baghdad began to flourish as a center of knowledge, culture and trade.

Forms of khuleef

pluralkhuleefs

Questions about khuleef

What is khuleef the obsolete form of?
Khuleef is the obsolete form of caliph.

Words near khuleef in the dictionary

  1. khukuri
  2. khukuris
  3. khula
  4. khulan
  5. khulans
  6. khuleef
  7. khuleefs
  8. Khullem
  9. Khulna
  10. Khulna District
  11. Khulna Division

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