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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

califat

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kalifat

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Caliphate/ˈkæl.ɪ.feɪt/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le califat était une entité politique majeure dans le monde islamique."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A form of Islamic government led by a caliph, who is regarded as a political and religious successor to the Prophet Muhammad.

    "The caliphate was a significant political entity in the early Islamic world."
  2. 2

    The territory ruled by a caliph.

    "The caliphate expanded rapidly, encompassing vast regions across the Middle East and North Africa."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Arabic word 'khilafa', meaning succession or representation, moving through Middle English and Medieval Latin derivatives. Historically, it denotes the political-religious state comprising the Muslim community and lands under the leadership of a caliph, a successor to the Prophet Muhammad.

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