kadi

American  

[kah-dee, key-] / ˈkɑ di, ˈkeɪ- /

noun

• kadis
  plural

1. a variant of qadi.

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kadi British  

/ ˈkɑːdɪ, ˈkeɪdɪ /

noun

1. a variant spelling of cadi

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• kadis
  plural

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

kadi kadis

The kadi pakora finds large vegetable dumplings submerged in a yellow, yogurt-based curry that provides no clue as to the serious pepper kick that lies within.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 5, 2018

The following anecdote of the kadi Shuraih, who was famous not only for his "great skill in distinguishing right from wrong" but also for his humour, is very pleasing.

From A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas

He explained to her then that by the Muslim law all that was required was a declaration made before a kadi, or his superior, and in the presence of witnesses.

From The Sea-Hawk by Rafael Sabatini

Its legs were bound and its head was fastened, and water was poured upon it while the kadi prayed.

From Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines by Rounsevelle Wildman

In 1261 he was appointed chief kadi over all the provinces of Syria, with his tribunal at Damascus, in which post he remained for ten years.

From A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas

A few steps beyond we reach the famous Puerta de la Justicia, so called because within it the Moorish sultans or their kadis administered justice—or it may have been merely law.

From Southern Spain by A. F. (Albert Frederick) Calvert

With the faith of Islam he had long been familiar, and of the corrupt and tyrannical form of government of Mulai el Hassan and his kaids and kadis he had an intimate knowledge.

From The Blind Mother and The Last Confession by Sir Hall Caine

Their kadis are all suns, and yet they are in the dark.

From A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas