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Where does “ضبطیه” come from?

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

ضبطیه (Ottoman Turkish): policeman

Definitions

  1. policeman

Ancestry of “ضبطیه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicضَبْطِيَّةpoliceman
2Arabicضَبْطaccuracy, exactness

Words derived from “ضبطیه”

  • zaptieh
  • zaptieh
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