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
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