Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 18 days agoNow that's an interesting questionlemmy.worldimagemessage-square95fedilinkarrow-up11.18Karrow-down119
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minus-squaregreenfire@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·18 days agoHey, what’s the English word for California??
minus-squareFackCurs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up50arrow-down2·edit-218 days agoTechnically, Caliphate. Calafia was the queen of the made up kingdom of California in a 16th century novel. The name comes from there. The name of Calafia was likely formed from the Arabic word khalifa (religious state leader) that is known as caliph in English and califa in Spanish. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calafia?wprov=sfti1
minus-squaretetris11@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up22·17 days agoThat’s the dumbest and most beautiful premise for naming a place that I’ve seen
minus-squarevoodooattack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·17 days agoAnd Khalifa (خليفة) in the Arabic language literally means successor/inheritor (aside from the religious connotations), so there is some trivia for the day.
minus-squareTryenjer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-217 days agoIf Trump continues like this, California may try to gain independence and become the successor of the USA’s constitutional democracy. LoL
Hey, what’s the English word for California??
Technically, Caliphate. Calafia was the queen of the made up kingdom of California in a 16th century novel. The name comes from there.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calafia?wprov=sfti1
That’s the dumbest and most beautiful premise for naming a place that I’ve seen
And Khalifa (خليفة) in the Arabic language literally means successor/inheritor (aside from the religious connotations), so there is some trivia for the day.
If Trump continues like this, California may try to gain independence and become the successor of the USA’s constitutional democracy. LoL
Is Mia Khalifa from California?