zaptija

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

  • zȁptadžija
  • zàpčija

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ضبطیه (zabtiye, “policeman”).

Noun

zàptija m anim (Cyrillic spelling за̀птија)

  1. (archaic) guard, policeman

Further reading

  • “zaptija”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
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