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Stage 1 of 3
qada
Arabic · medieval
"to judge"
meant "to judge, decide, settle"
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Stage 2 of 3
qadi
Arabic · medieval
"judge"
named the judge who presided over Islamic courts
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Stage 3 of 3
cadi / kadi
English · 1600s
"Islamic civil judge"
entered English through European contact with Ottoman and North African legal systems
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