شرطة
Arabic
coll-noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) vanguard, choice men of the army
- police
- policemen
- police squad, plural: شُرَط (شُرَط)
- bodyguard, henchman
Etymology
Borrowed from χόρτη derived from Latin cohors (enclosure, court, farmyard).
Origin
Latin
cohors
Gloss
enclosure, court, farmyard
Concept
Semantic Field
Law
Ontological Category
Person/Thing