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Muslim/Islam

Bucky

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4. Going with the Wikipedia pronuciation guide

Reply to Karadeniz (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 15, 2021, 03:34 PM

Jun 2021

They give the Anglo-centric mispronciation (Cay-liff) as how to say it in English, but then the Arabic work "khalifa" emphasizes the second syllable ==> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ar-khalifa.ogg

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I wonder why so many scholars of Islam pronounce Caliph as "CAY-liff" & not "cah-LEEF" [View all] Bucky Jun 2021 OP

I always thought it was the same as you do Kali Jun 2021 #1

So does Wikipedia, sort of Bucky Jun 2021 #5

Looked in Google. One site gives UK pron. as califf, long a...US pron. With short a, both with the Karadeniz Jun 2021 #2

Going with the Wikipedia pronuciation guide Bucky Jun 2021 #4

I'll go with The Clash pronunciation. Midnight Writer Jun 2021 #3

nice Bucky Jun 2021 #6