kadi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kadi"

English

Etymology

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

Noun

kadi (plural kadis)

1. Alternative spelling of qadi, Islamic judge, particularly (historical) in Ottoman contexts where they initially oversaw local administration as well as Islamic law.
   • 1836, Robert Huish, Lander's Travels‎^[2]:

     Each has an imaum, but the kadi is their head, of which dignity he seems not a little proud.

   • 1898, Rounsevelle Wildman, Tales of the Malayan Coast‎^[3]:

     "You shall go to Mecca when you grow up, and become a Hadji, and when you come back the high kadi shall take you in the mosque and make a kateeb of you," said I. "Now put your forehead to the ground and thank the good Allah that the kuching had eaten dog before he got you."

   • 1907, Various, The Olive Fairy Book‎^[4]:

     To this the Jew agreed, and the two went together to the great hall, in which the kadi was administering justice.

Related terms

• kadiluk

Anagrams

• dika, kaid

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Arabic قَاضِي (qāḍī).

Noun

kadi (accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])

1. (Islam, law) a civil judge

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قاضی, Derived from Arabic قَاضِي (qāḍī⁩).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkæːdi]

Noun

kadi c (singular definite kadien, plural indefinite kadier)

1. (Islam, law) a qadi, a judge who is trained in and practices Islamic law.

Inflection

Declension of kadi

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kadi	kadien	kadier	kadierne
genitive	kadis	kadiens	kadiers	kadiernes

References

• “kadi” in Den Danske Ordbog

Gabadi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.di/

Noun

kadi

1. little brother, younger brother; a brother whose age is younger than the possessor

   kadi'una ― my little brother

   kadimuna ― your little brother (sg.)

   kadinana ― his/her little brother

   kadigana ― our (incl.) little brother

   kadimaina ― our (excl.) little brother

   kadidada ― their little brother

Declension

inflection of stem kadi

	singular	plural
nominative stem + -na/-da	kadina	kadida
locative + instrumental stem + -nai/-dai	kadinai	kadidai
inalienable possessive forms
1st person singular possessive (my)	kadi’una	—
2nd person singular possessive (your)	kadimuna	—
3rd person singular possessive (his/her/its)	kadinana	—
1st person plural inclusive possessive (our)	kadigana	—
1st person plural exclusive possessive (our)	kadimaina	—
2nd person plural possessive (your)	kadimuna	—
3rd person plural possessive (their)	kadidada	—

References

• Oa, Morea and Ma`oni Paul. (2014-02-24). Tentative Grammar Description for the Gabadi Language. [working paper, draft created November 2013; editor: Eileen Gasaway]. Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea: SIL International. Available online: [5].
  • Section 3.1.3 Possessive Suffixes, p.10 (table with "Kadi" + possessive suffixes)

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kadi, from Arabic قَاضِي (qāḍī, “judge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.di/
• Rhymes: -di
• Hyphenation: ka‧di

Noun

kadi (plural kadi-kadi)

1. (Islamic law) qadi: a judge who is trained in and practices Islamic law

   Synonym: penghulu

Further reading

• “kadi”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъdě, *kъde.

Adverb

kadi (Cyrillic spelling кади)

1. (Chakavian) when

Pronoun

kadi ? (Cyrillic spelling кади)

1. (Chakavian) when

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English card.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

kadi class IX (plural kadi class X)

1. card

Derived terms

• kadi nyekundu (“red card”)
• kadi ya mkopo (“credit card”)
• kadi ya njano (“yellow card”)
• kadi ya posta (“postcard”)
• kadi ya SIM (“SIM card”)
• kadi ya uanachama (“membership card”)

Tboli

Noun

kadi

1. (anatomy) dimple