заптие

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ضبطیه (zabtiye, “policeman”), from Arabic ضَبْطِيَّة (ḍabṭiyya, “policeman”), from ضَبْط (ḍabṭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zɐptiˈɛ]

Noun

заптие́ • (zaptié) n

1. zaptieh (law enforcer within the Ottoman Empire, similar to modern police forces)

Declension

Declension of заптие́

	singular	plural
indefinite	заптие́ zaptié	заптиета, [[#Bulgarian|]] zaptieta,
definite	заптие́то zaptiéto	заптиетата, та zaptietata, ta

References

• “заптие”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “заптие”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010