Where does “zaptieh” come from?

zaptieh (English) comes from French zaptieh, from Ottoman Turkish ضبطیه, from Arabic ضَبْطِيَّة, from Arabic ضَبْط — accuracy, exactness.

zaptieh (English): A Turkish policeman

Definitions

  1. A Turkish policeman

Ancestry of “zaptieh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchzaptieh—
2Ottoman Turkishضبطیهpoliceman
3Arabicضَبْطِيَّةpoliceman
4Arabicضَبْطaccuracy, exactness
Every word from Arabic ضَبْط →Every word from Arabic ضَبْطِيَّة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ضبطیه →