χαλίφης

Etymology
Borrowed.
 * Either a (according to Andriotis ).
 * Or from, from (according to Babiniotis ). From the Arabic, also derived the Mediaeval Greek  of the 11th century, with a later sense "Muslim political and religious leader".
 * Or a or  (according to Petrounias ), stem [kalif-] + ending -ης, from  with [k > x] under the influence of the Mediaeval.

Noun

 * 1)  caliph

Declension

 * Plural -ηδες, according to similar nouns borrowed from Turkish in the pattern of,.


 * Plural -ες According to sources, probably an earlier version.