qadiEnglishOxford New American Dictionaryqadi /ˈkädē, , ˈkɑdi , ˈkādē, ˈkeɪdi / (also cadi, kadi) ▸ noun (plural qadis) (in Islamic countries) a judge. – ORIGIN late 16th century : from Arabic qāḍī, from qaḍā ‘to judge’.