# kadi

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #91,674

## Definitions
1. Alternative spelling of qadi, Islamic judge, particularly (historical) in Ottoman contexts where they initially oversaw local administration as well as Islamic law.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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