caliph

名词 caliph:

1. the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth
   同义词：calif, kaliph, kalif, khalif, khalifah

1. The caliph of bagdad fly on his magic carpet to Arabia.
   巴格达的国王驾著魔毯飞到了阿拉伯半岛。

caliph 也作 ca.lif 或 kha.lif

n.（名词）
A male leader of an Islamic polity.
哈里发：伊斯兰教政治组织中的男性领导人

来源：
Middle English calife
中古英语 calife
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Arabic Calofah [successor (to Mohammed), caliph]
源自 阿拉伯语 Calofah [继承（穆罕默德的）人，哈里发]
from Calafa [to succeed]
源自 Calafa [继承]