Where does “قاضی” come from?

قاضی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian قاضی, from Arabic قَاضٍ, from Arabic قَضَى — to judge; to perform.

قاضی (Ottoman Turkish): judge

Definitions

  1. judge

Ancestry of “قاضی”, step by step

قاضی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian قاضی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianقاضیjudge
2Arabicقَاضٍmagistrate; judge
3Arabicقَضَىto judge; to perform

via Arabic قاض

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقاضto demolish; judge; fatal, lethal, deadly

Words derived from “قاضی”

Every word from Arabic قَضَى →Every word from Arabic قَاضٍ →Every word from Persian قاضی →