Where does “zabtiye” come from?

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

Ancestry of “zabtiye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicضَبْطِيَّةpoliceman
2Arabicضَبْطaccuracy, exactness

Words derived from “zabtiye”

Every word from Arabic ضَبْط →Every word from Arabic ضَبْطِيَّة →
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