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kadi

kadi is the alternative spelling of qadi.

Meaning of qadi

Noun

qadi (plural qadis)

  1. A judge who is trained in and practices Islamic law.
    • To this the Jew agreed, and the two went together to the great hall, in which the kadi was administering justice.1907, Various, The Olive Fairy Book

Forms of kadi

pluralkadis

Origin of kadi

From Ottoman Turkish قاضی (kadı), from Arabic قَاضِي (⁧qāḍī⁩), and from Arabic directly.

Questions about kadi

What is kadi the alternative spelling of?
Kadi is the alternative spelling of qadi.

Words near kadi in the dictionary

  1. kadhi
  2. Kadhimain
  3. Kadhimayn
  4. Kadhimiya
  5. kadhis
  6. kadi
  7. Kadiak bear
  8. Kadiak bears
  9. kadiasker
  10. kadiaskers
  11. Kadiempembe

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