zaptiah
[ zuhp-tee-ah ]
noun
a Turkish police officer.
Origin of zaptiah
11865–70; <Turkish zaptiye<Arabic ḍabtīyah police
- Also zap·ti·eh [zuhp-tee-e]. /zʌpˈti ɛ/.
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How to use zaptiah in a sentence
The party tried their best to escape, but the fireman was dragged by the arm into the Zaptieh.
The Egyptian campaigns, 1882 to 1885 | Charles Royle"That's Mokra," said the zaptieh, and he laughed and tapped his rifle—an unnecessary pantomime, for the land told its own tale.
Through the Land of the Serb | Mary Edith DurhamLate in the evening I received orders to start next morning at four with some traders and a zaptieh as escort.
Through the Land of the Serb | Mary Edith DurhamI walked ahead with the zaptieh, who uttered loud yells to warn any other caravan of our approach.
Through the Land of the Serb | Mary Edith DurhamWe got ahead of the drushtvo, but as the light was beginning to wane the zaptieh called a halt, and we waited for them.
Through the Land of the Serb | Mary Edith Durham
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