zaptieh

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Pronunciation

/zʌpˈti.ə/

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/zʌpˈti.ə/ · /zæpˈti.eɪ/

Definition of zaptieh

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noun

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.”

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

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