কাজী

See also: গাজী

Bengali

Alternative forms

• কাজি (kaji)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian قاضی (qāzī), from Arabic قَاضِي (qāḍī). Cognate with Hindi क़ाज़ी (qāzī), English cauzee.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /kad͡ʒi/, [ˈkad͡ʒiˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /kadʑi/, [ˈkadʑiˑ]

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Noun

কাজী • (kaji) (Islam)

1. a judge or dispenser of justice under Islamic law; a qadi
2. a registrar of Islamic marriages

Proper noun

কাজী • (kaji)

1. a surname, Kazi, Qazi, or Quazi

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “কাজি, কাজী” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “কাজি ১ , কাজী” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh