заптие

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ضبطیه (zabtiye, “policeman”), from Arabic ضَبْطِيَّة (ḍabṭiyya, “policeman”), from ضَبْط (ḍabṭ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zɐptiˈɛ]

Noun

заптие́ • (zaptié) n

  1. zaptieh (law enforcer within the Ottoman Empire, similar to modern police forces)

Declension

Declension of заптие́
singular plural
indefinite заптие́
zaptié 		заптиета, заптие
zaptieta,
definite заптие́то
zaptiéto 		заптиетата, та
zaptietata, ta

References

  • “заптие”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “заптие”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
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