Definitions for khalifs

khalifs kha·lif

Spelling: [kuh-leef, key-lif, kal-if]
IPA: /kəˈlif, ˈkeɪ lɪf, ˈkæl ɪf/

Khalifs is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 142 anagrams from letters in khalifs (afhikls).

Definitions for khalifs

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 khalifs

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

Examples for khalifs

He was proclaimed the first khalif, or successor of the Prophet.

Amrou, therefore, sent to the khalif to ascertain his pleasure.

The retort of the khalif must have given them the surprise of their lives.

The Christians ceased to have power there when the khalif Omar in 637 captured it.

And the khalif answered, that he believed he had enough of his own proper men.

The palace of the khalif at Bagdad is three miles in extent.

They rose in arms, and proclaimed as khalif Al-Mamoon's uncle Ibrahim.

But the Great khalif had not left the country unprovided with a leader.

There had been the usual lapse into anarchy and weakness after the Great khalif's death.

The earliest province to shake off the authority of the khalif was Andalusia.

Word Value for khalifs
Scrable

16

Words with friends

16

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