zaptiah
noun
a Turkish police officer.
zaptieh
-
a variation of
zaptiah.
Example Sentences
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Our zaptieh on his jaded horse faded away in the dim distance, and we saw him no more.
From Across Asia on a Bicycle by Thomas Gaskell Allen
I wanted to re-engage my jolly katirgi for Bitlis, but he went back at once with the zaptieh, and after the obvious perils of the road it would not have been fair to detain him.
From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
After examining my helmet and sizing up my general appearance, they pronounce me an "English zaptieh," a distinction for which I am indebted to the circumstance of Col.
From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume 1 From San Francisco to Teheran by Thomas Stevens
The baggage animals were sent off in advance, and the zaptieh led a mule loaded with chairs, blankets, and occupations.
From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
I started at 9 a.m., before the hoar-frost had melted, and rode with the zaptieh over flat, stoneless, alluvial soil, with some irrigation and the remains of some fine canals.
From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
