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zaptieh

/zʌpˈti.ə/

zaptieh noun: a Turkish policeman.

Noun

zaptieh (plural zaptiehs)

  1. 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.1918, Aurora Mardiganian, Ravished Armenia, page 10

zaptieh meaning in Tamil and Arabic

zaptieh in Tamil

துருக்கிய காவல் துறையர்

zaptieh in Arabic

a Turkish policeman
ضَبْطِيَّة ḍabṭiyya

Forms of zaptieh

pluralzaptiehs
alternative formzaptiah
alternative formzabtieh
alternative formzabtie
alternative formzaptieth

Origin of zaptieh

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

Questions about zaptieh

What does zaptieh mean?
Zaptieh means a Turkish policeman.
What is zaptieh in Tamil?
Zaptieh in Tamil is துருக்கிய காவல் துறையர். See Zaptieh meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is zaptieh?
Zaptieh is a noun.
How do you pronounce zaptieh?
Zaptieh is pronounced /zʌpˈti.ə/.
What is the plural of zaptieh?
The plural of zaptieh is zaptiehs.

Words near zaptieh in the dictionary

  1. zaps over
  2. zaps up
  3. zapti
  4. zaptiah
  5. zaptiahs
  6. zaptieh
  7. zaptiehs
  8. zaptieth
  9. zaptieths
  10. zaptié
  11. zaptiés

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Adapted from Wiktionary: zaptieh (page history and authors); zaptieh (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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