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- Arabic · borrowed fromبُرْج خَلِيفَة
- English todayBurj Khalifa
Borrowed from Arabic بُرْج خَلِيفَة (burj ḵalīfa), from برج (“tower”) + خليفة (“caliph”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and the world's tallest structure. Full definition →
Borrowed from Arabic بُرْج خَلِيفَة (burj ḵalīfa), from برج (“tower”) + خليفة (“caliph”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.