halife

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish خلیفه (halife), from Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha.liːˈfe/
• Hyphenation: ha‧li‧fe

Noun

halife (definite accusative halifeyi, plural halifeler)

1. (Islam) caliph

Declension

Declension of halife

singular plural nominative halife halifeler definite accusative halifeyi halifeleri dative halifeye halifelere locative halifede halifelerde ablative halifeden halifelerden genitive halifenin halifelerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular halifem halifelerim 2nd singular halifen halifelerin 3rd singular halifesi halifeleri 1st plural halifemiz halifelerimiz 2nd plural halifeniz halifeleriniz 3rd plural halifeleri halifeleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular halifemi halifelerimi 2nd singular halifeni halifelerini 3rd singular halifesini halifelerini 1st plural halifemizi halifelerimizi 2nd plural halifenizi halifelerinizi 3rd plural halifelerini halifelerini dative singular plural 1st singular halifeme halifelerime 2nd singular halifene halifelerine 3rd singular halifesine halifelerine 1st plural halifemize halifelerimize 2nd plural halifenize halifelerinize 3rd plural halifelerine halifelerine locative singular plural 1st singular halifemde halifelerimde 2nd singular halifende halifelerinde 3rd singular halifesinde halifelerinde 1st plural halifemizde halifelerimizde 2nd plural halifenizde halifelerinizde 3rd plural halifelerinde halifelerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular halifemden halifelerimden 2nd singular halifenden halifelerinden 3rd singular halifesinden halifelerinden 1st plural halifemizden halifelerimizden 2nd plural halifenizden halifelerinizden 3rd plural halifelerinden halifelerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular halifemin halifelerimin 2nd singular halifenin halifelerinin 3rd singular halifesinin halifelerinin 1st plural halifemizin halifelerimizin 2nd plural halifenizin halifelerinizin 3rd plural halifelerinin halifelerinin Predicative forms singular plural 1st singular halifeyim halifelerim 2nd singular halifesin halifelersin 3rd singular halife halifedir halifeler halifelerdir 1st plural halifeyiz halifeleriz 2nd plural halifesiniz halifelersiniz 3rd plural halifeler halifelerdir

Derived terms

• halifelik

Further reading

• “halife”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “halife”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “halife”, in Nişanyan Sözlük