Where does “kadı” come from?

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

kadı (Turkish): qadi

Definitions

  1. qadi

Ancestry of “kadı”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقاضیjudge
2Persianقاضیjudge
3Arabicقَاضٍmagistrate; judge
4Arabicقَضَىto judge; to perform

Words derived from “kadı”

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