qadi

or ca·di, ka·di

[ kah-dee, key- ]

/ ˈkɑ di, ˈkeɪ- /

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noun, plural qa·dis.

a judge in a Muslim community, whose decisions are based on Islamic religious law.

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Origin of qadi

From the Arabic word qādī judge

Words nearby qadi

Qadariyah, Qaddafi, Qaddafi, Muammar, Qaddish, Qadhafi, qadi, Qadianis, Qadiriyah, qāf, Qahar, Qairwan

How to use qadi in a sentence

In 1395 he was appointed chief cadi (qadi) of Yemen, married a daughter of the sultan, and died at Zabīd in 1414.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2|Various
Its principal source is at Tell el-Qadi, where it rises out of a basaltic mound whose summit is crowned by the ruins of Laish.
History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 4 (of 12)|G. Maspero

British Dictionary definitions for qadi

qadi

/ (ˈkɑːdɪ, ˈkeɪdɪ) /

noun plural -dis

a variant spelling of cadi

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