Meanings
plural zaptiehs · alternative zaptiah · alternative zabtieh · alternative zabtie · alternative zaptieth
- A Turkish policeman.
One of the most striking photographs of the deportations that have come out of Armenia. Here is shown a column of Christians on the path across the great plains of the Mamuret-ul-Aziz. The zaptieths are shown walking along at one side.
1918, Aurora Mardiganian, Ravished Armenia, page 10
Origin
- Arabicضَبْطِيَّة“policeman”
- Ottoman Turkishضبطیه“policeman”
- Frenchzaptieh
- Englishzaptieh
From French zaptieh, from Ottoman Turkish ضبطیه (zaptiye, “policeman”), from Arabic ضَبْطِيَّة (ḍabṭiyya, “policeman”).
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Arabic ضَبْطِيَّة
- ضَبْطِيَّة (ḍabṭiyya)a Turkish policeman
Bulgarian заптие́
- заптие́ (zaptié)a Turkish policeman
Italian zaptiè
- zaptièa Turkish policeman
Romanian zapciu
- zapciua Turkish policeman
Turkish zaptiye
- zaptiyea Turkish policeman
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