Etymology

zaptieh

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Today it means: A Turkish policeman. Full definition →

French zaptieh ← Ottoman Turkish ضبطیه ← Arabic ضَبْطِيَّة
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromضَبْطِيَّة“policeman”
  2. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromضبطیه“policeman”
  3. French · derived fromzaptieh
  4. English todayzaptieh

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

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