How to pronounce Khalifa?

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Pronunciation of Khalifa in Cairo, Egypt

Khalifa is pronounced as

KH - ae l ee f ae

kh sounds like the 'kh' in 'khaki'
ae sounds like the 'a' in 'at'
l sounds like the 'l' in 'let'
ee sounds like the 'ee' in 'see'
f sounds like the 'f' in 'fan'


Khalifa is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ KH - ae l ee f ae ]

KH - ae l ee f ae
khaki   at let see fan at

Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

Arabic, Muslim

Gender:

Male

Meaning:

Successor، caliph

Additional Information:

The word stems from the Arabic word, meaning "successor". The word "caliph" originates from its Arabic counterpart, which is basically the ruler of a caliphate (an Islamic state led by a religious figure).


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Pronunciation of Khalifa in US

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The American pronunciation of Khalifa is

kuh·lee·fuh  

k sounds like the 'k' in 'key'
uh sounds like the 'u' in 'up'
l sounds like the 'l' in 'let'
ee sounds like the 'ee' in 'see'
f sounds like the 'f' in 'fan'


Hindi/Devanagari transliteration:

The closest approximation of the American pronunciation of 'Khalifa' in Hindi/Devnagiri script is


कलीफा



Type of Name:

Last Name


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Pronunciation of Khalifa in US

   Slow

Khalifa is pronounced as

k uh - l EE - f uh

k sounds like the 'k' in 'key'
uh sounds like the 'u' in 'up'
l sounds like the 'l' in 'let'
ee sounds like the 'ee' in 'see'
f sounds like the 'f' in 'fan'


Khalifa is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ k uh - l EE - f uh ]

k uh - l EE - f uh
key up   let see   fan up

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Pronunciation of Khalifa in Cairo, Egypt

"kh"-a-lee-fa


Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

Arabic, Muslim

Gender:

Male

Meaning:

Successor، caliph

Additional Information:

The word stems from the Arabic word, meaning "successor". The word "caliph" originates from its Arabic counterpart, which is basically the ruler of a caliphate (an Islamic state led by a religious figure).


Comments: