Note 282 — HISTORY OF WHAT BEFEL THE FOWL-LET WITH THE FOWLER.
Richard Francis Burton translation · Edition 2
Arab. “Zábit,” from the ✓ “Zabt” = keeping in subjection, holding tight, tying. Hence “Zabtiyah” = a constable and “Zábit” = a Prefect of Police. See vol. i. 259. The rhyming words are “Rábit” and “Hábit.”