kadi
Meanings
noun
- Alternative spelling of qadi, Islamic judge, particularly (historical) in Ottoman contexts where they initially oversaw local administration as well as Islamic law.
Word forms
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish قاضی (kadı), from Arabic قَاضِي (qāḍī), and from Arabic directly.
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