| 释义 |
‖ zaptieh|ˈzæptɪeɪ|
Also -ié.
[Turkish ḍabtiyeh, f. Arab. ḍabt administration, regulation.]
A Turkish policeman.
1869H. F. Tozer Highl. Turkey II. 100 A young Turkish Zaptié, or policeman. 1878tr. F. von Löher's Cyprus xxi. 177 A wretched coffee-house, which was full of zaptiehs, who were quartered here. |