zaptieh

English

Etymology

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

Noun

zaptieh (plural zaptiehs)

1. A Turkish policeman
   • 1918, Aurora Mardiganian, Ravished Armenia‎^[1], page 10:

     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.

Translations

A Turkish policeman

• Italian: zaptiè m
• Ottoman Turkish: ضبطیه (zabtiye)