zaptiah

zap·ti·ah

Z z

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [zuhp-tee-ah]
- /zʌpˈti ɑ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [zuhp-tee-ah]
- /zʌpˈti ɑ/

Definitions of zaptiah word

noun zaptiah a Turkish police officer. 1
noun zaptiah Alternative form of zaptieh. 0

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Origin of zaptiah

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

1865-70; < Turkish zaptiye < Arabic ḍabtīyah police

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Parts of speech for Zaptiah

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Zaptiah

zaptiah popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".