Definitions for kaliph

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kaliph ka·liph

Spelling: [key-lif, kal-if]

IPA: /ˈkeɪ lɪf, ˈkæl ɪf/

Kaliph is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 93 anagrams from letters in kaliph (ahiklp).

Definitions for kaliph

noun

1. caliph.
2. a spiritual leader of Islam, claiming succession from Muhammad.
3. any of the former Muslim rulers of Baghdad (until 1258) and of the Ottoman Empire (from 1571 until 1924).

Origin of kaliph

1350-1400; Middle English caliphe, califfe Middle French Medieval Latin calipha Arabic khalīf(a) successor (of Muhammad), derivative of khalafa succeed

Examples for kaliph

Being a theocratic state, all her public institutions emanated from the kaliph, as the representative of Mohammed.