kadý

Kadý is a transliteration variant that may appear in linguistic, historical, or onomastic contexts to indicate a term of Turkic or Semitic origin. The spelling with an acute accent on the y is not standard in most modern languages and does not denote a separate word in everyday use; rather, it appears in scholarly transcriptions to reflect a particular vowel quality or to distinguish from visually similar forms.

The base term kadı (often transliterated as qadi) comes from Arabic qāḍī, meaning judge. In Islamic legal traditions, a kadı was a local judge who administered matters of personal status, family law, and civil disputes under Sharia within a defined jurisdiction. The role and authority of kadıs varied by era and region, notably in the Ottoman Empire and related territories, where kadıs contributed to the administration of justice and governance.

As an onomastic element, Kadý can occur as a given name or surname in communities with Turkic or Persian linguistic influence. In such cases, the spelling with diacritics may reflect historical records or regional transcription practices, and contemporary usage often favors variants such as Kady, Qadi, or Kadı.

Because Kadý is not a single, well-defined entity, the term requires contextual disambiguation. See also Kadı, Qadi, and related transliterations for related forms and usages.