zaptiah

[ zuhp-tee-ah ]

noun
  1. a Turkish police officer.

Origin of zaptiah

1
1865–70; <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.

  • "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 Durham
  • Late 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 Durham
  • I 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 Durham
  • We 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