Kazi

//ˈkɑːzi// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A civil judge in Arabic, Persian or Turkish countries.

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

  2. 2
    Alternative form of Kazi. alt-of, alternative, historical
  3. 3
    Alternative form of khazi (“toilet”). alt-of, alternative

    "“Go and clean the kazi now.”"

Synonyms

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dervishfakirsheikh

Example

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"Kazi Nazrul Islam was a revolutionary poet who espoused political rebellion against colonialism and fascism."

Etymology

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

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