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zaptieh

/zʌpˈti.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
zap-tieh
IPA
/zʌpˈti.ə/
21
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Turkish policeman.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French zaptieh, from Ottoman Turkish ضبطیه (zaptiye, “policeman”), from Arabic ضَبْطِيَّة (ḍabṭiyya, “policeman”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

zaptiehs (plural) zaptiah (alternative) zabtieh (alternative) zabtie (alternative) zaptieth (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce zaptieh?
The recorded pronunciation is /zʌpˈti.ə/.
What does zaptieh mean?
A Turkish policeman.
Where does zaptieh come from?
From French zaptieh, from Ottoman Turkish ضبطیه (zaptiye, “policeman”), from Arabic ضَبْطِيَّة (ḍabṭiyya, “policeman”).

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