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Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish ضبطیه (zabtiye, “policeman”), from Arabic ضَبْطِيَّه (ḍabṭiyyah, “policeman”), from ضَبْط (ḍabṭ).
Noun
zaptiye (definite accusative zaptiyeyi, plural zaptiyeler)
- gendarmerie
- Hayashi, (2013 October 28) Ottoman State, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 159
- zaptiye (gendarmerie)
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