caliphal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈkalɪfəl/ (UK)
Etymology
From caliph + -al.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or relating to a caliph or a caliphate.
In essence, he moved the symbolism of the sultanship from an emirate or caliphal base to a national base. Various Muslim circles and conferences outside Nigeria came to regard him as the chief spokesman for Nigerian Muslims.
2006, John N. Paden, Muslim Civic Cultures and Conflict Resolution, page 128:
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Translations (4)
it califfale (of or relating to a caliph or a caliphate) · es califal (of or relating to a caliph or a caliphate) · ru хали́фский (of or relating to a caliph or a caliphate) · nl kalifaal (of or relating to a caliph or a caliphate)