casis
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See also: ĉasis
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Spanish caciz or Portuguese caxis, which was from a dialectal pronunciation of Arabic قَاضٍ (qāḍin, “judge”). Doublet of qadi and alcalde.
Noun[edit]
casis (plural casises)
- Obsolete form of qadi.
- (historical) a Muslim holy man or a saint.
References[edit]
- Hobson-Jobson: The Anglo-Indian Dictionary, by Sir Henry Yule, Arthur Coke Burnell
Catalan[edit]
Verb[edit]
casis
Latin[edit]
Noun[edit]
casīs f
References[edit]
- casis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
casis m (plural casis)
Further reading[edit]
- “casis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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