Kazi

See also: kazi, käzi, kaži, and kazí

English

Alternative forms

• Khazi
• qadi
• cadi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَاضٍ (qāḍin), from قَضَى (qaḍā, “to judge”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːzi/

Noun

Kazi (plural Kazis)

1. A civil judge in Arabic, Persian or Turkish countries.
   • 1885, Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, vol. 1

     he sent for the Kazi and his assessors, intending to make his will and reveal to her his secret and die the death

   • 1964, James Kritzeck, Anthology of Islamic Literature, from the Rise of Islam to Modern Times, Holt, Rinehart and Winston

     Page 300

     “Up with thee speak with the Kazi, for thy wife hath complained of to him and her favour is thus and thus.”

     Page 301

     “...O man, and speak with the Kazi; for thy wife hath complained of thee to him.” Said he, “He made peace between us just now.” But said they, “We come from another Kazi, and thy wife hath complained of thee to our Kazi.” So he arose and went with them to their Kazi, calling on Allah for aid against...

   • 1971, Gilbert Highet, Explorations, Oxford University Press, Page 281

     So I agreed to submit myself to such decision and we both presented ourselves before the Kazi, who said, ‘What bringeth you hither and what is your case and your quarrel?’

   • 2003, K.P. Ittaman, Amini Islanders: Social Structure and Change, Abhinav Publications, Page 202

     Thus, the islands of Kadmat, Chetlat and Kiltan had to remain under the religious jurisdiction of the Kazi of Amini. But as in the case of the Mooppan who rendered their services as jury in the absence of the Moktessors of Amini, in every island there used to be one Naib Kazi who performed the duties of the Kazi in his absence. The appointment of the Naib Kazi of every island was made by the District Collector but the name of the candidate who was tipped for the appointment as Naib Kazi had to be approved first by the Kazi of Amini.

Anagrams

• Zaki, Zika, zika

Old Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈkazi/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈkazi/

Noun

Kazi f

1. Alternative form of Kazě

Declension

Declension of Kazi (soft a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	Kazi	Kazi	Kazě
genitive	Kazě	Kaźú	Kaź
dative	Kazi	Kazěma	Kaziem
accusative	Kaźu	Kazi	Kazě
vocative	Kaźe	Kazi	Kazě
locative	Kazi	Kaźú	Kaziech
instrumental	Kaźú	Kazěma	Kazěmi

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “Kazi”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění