different between qazi vs qadi

English

Noun

qazi (plural qazis)

1. Alternative spelling of qadi
   • 2004: Farhat Hasan, State and Locality in Mughal India: Power Relations in Western India, Circa 1572-1730

     Almost all towns in the Mughal empire had a qazi, who was directly appointed by the imperial court, usually on the recommendations of the chief sadr.

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Arabic ?????? (q??in).

Noun

qazi (definite accusative qazin, plural qazilr)

1. warrior
2. war hero; war veteran

Declension

Further reading

• “qazi” in Obastan.com.

English

Alternative forms

• cadi, kadi, Kazi, qazi

Etymology

From Arabic ?????? (q??in, “judge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k??di/

Noun

qadi (plural qadis)

1. (Islam, law) A civil judge in certain Islamic countries. [from 16th c.]
   • 1985, Yasmin Hussain, Sharon Siddique, Ahmad Ibrahim, Readings on Islam in Southeast Asia:

     legal treatises dealing with the subject usually spoke of the appointment to office of a qadi [...].

   • 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society 2010, p. 74:

     The Qazi, his spiritual adviser, had recommended that the Russian be taken out into the desert and buried alive [...].

   • 2011, Jill Hamilton, The Guardian, 22 Jul 2011:

     While sharia law for divorce in many Muslim countries has been modified by governments, in Israel reform was initiated by qadis.

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