English Explanatory Dictionary

zaptieh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Turkish policeman.

Pronunciation

/zʌpˈti.ə/ /zæpˈti.eɪ/

Word forms

zaptieh zaptiehs zaptiah zabtieh zabtie zaptieth

Etymology

From French zaptieh, from Ottoman Turkish ضبطیه (zaptiye, “policeman”), from Arabic ضَبْطِيَّة (ḍabṭiyya, “policeman”).

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