কাজী

See also: গাজী

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • কাজি (kaji)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian قاضی (qāzī), from Arabic قَاضِي (qāḍī). Cognate with Hindi क़ाज़ी (qāzī), English cauzee.

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /kad͡ʒi/, [ˈkad͡ʒiˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /kadʑi/, [ˈkadʑiˑ]
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Noun

কাজী • (kaji) (Islam)

  1. a judge or dispenser of justice under Islamic law; a qadi
  2. a registrar of Islamic marriages

Proper noun

কাজী • (kaji)

  1. a surname, Kazi, Qazi, or Quazi

References

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