qadi

American

[kah-dee, key-] / ˈkɑ di, ˈkeɪ- /

Or cadi,

noun

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

qadi British

/ ˈkeɪdɪ, ˈkɑːdɪ /

noun

a variant spelling of cadi

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Etymology

Origin of qadi

From the Arabic word qādī judge

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