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qadi

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈkɑːdi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɑːdi
  • homophone: cardy

1

noun

Meaning 1

A judge who is trained in and practices Islamic law.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Islam, law, lifestyle, religion

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cleric

2

noun

Meaning 2

an Islamic judge

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: judge, justice, jurist

History

Etymology

From Arabic قَاضٍ (qāḍin, “judge”). Doublet of alcalde, casis, cauzee, and kadhi.

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: qazı — judge in Islam
  • Bashkir: ҡазый (qazıy) — judge in Islam
  • Catalan: cadi — judge in Islam
  • Ngazidja Comorian: kadhi — judge in Islam
  • Ngazidja Comorian: kadhwi — judge in Islam
  • Crimean Tatar: qadı — judge in Islam
  • Danish: kadi — judge in Islam
  • Dutch: kadi — judge in Islam
  • Finnish: qadi — judge in Islam
  • French: cadi — judge in Islam
  • German: Kadi — judge in Islam
  • Gujarati: કાજી (kājī) — judge in Islam
  • Hindi: क़ाज़ी (qāzī) — judge in Islam
  • Hungarian: kádi — judge in Islam
  • Indonesian: kadi — judge in Islam
  • Italian: cadì — judge in Islam
  • Japanese: カーディー (kādī) — judge in Islam
  • Kashmiri: قٲضؠ (qạ̄z') — judge in Islam
  • Kazakh: қади (qadi) — judge in Islam
  • Kyrgyz: казы (kazı) — judge in Islam
  • Lezgi: къази (q̄azi) — judge in Islam
  • Macedonian: ка́дија (kádija) — judge in Islam
  • Malay: kadi — judge in Islam
  • Nogai: кады (kadı) — judge in Islam
  • Polish: kadi — judge in Islam
  • Portuguese: cadi — judge in Islam
  • Russian: ка́ди (kádi) — judge in Islam
  • Spanish: cadí — judge in Islam
  • Swahili: kadhi — judge in Islam
  • Swedish: kadi — judge in Islam
  • Tamil: காஜி (kāji) — judge in Islam
  • Tamil: காசியார் (kāciyār) — judge in Islam
  • Tatar: казый (qazıy) — judge in Islam
  • Turkish: kadı — judge in Islam
  • Turkmen: kazy — judge in Islam
  • Uyghur: قازى (qazi) — judge in Islam
  • Uzbek: qozi — judge in Islam