ضبطیه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ضَبْطِيَّه (ḍabṭiyyah, policeman).

Noun

ضبطیه • (zabtiye)

  1. police officer, a peace officer who is a member of a police force

Derived terms

  • ضبطیه مأموری (zabtiye meʼmuru, any official of the police department)
  • ضبطیه ناظری (zabtiye nazırı, Minister of Police)
  • ضبطیه نظارتی (zabtiye nezareti, Ministry of Police)

Descendants

  • Turkish: zaptiye
  • Armenian: զապթիյէ (zaptʻiyē)
  • Bulgarian: заптие (zaptie)
  • English: zaptieh
  • French: zaptieh
  • Italian: zaptiè
  • Romanian: zapciu

Further reading

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