זיוף

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ז־י־ף (z-y-p)
1 term

Action noun of the verb זייף (ziyéf), from the root ז־י־ף (z-y-f).

Noun

זִיּוּף • (ziyúfm (plural indefinite זִיּוּפִים, singular construct זִיּוּף־, plural construct זִיּוּפֵי־) [pattern: קִטּוּל]

  1. Counterfeiting, forgery: the creation of a forgery or fraudulent imitation.
  2. A counterfeit good, a forgery, a knock-off.
  3. Faking, staging: the production of an apparently real event, such as a death.
  4. (זִיּוּף־, ziyúf-) singular construct state form of זִיּוּף.

Declension

Declension of זִיּוּף
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite זִיּוּף first זִיּוּפִי זִיּוּפֵנוּ
definite הַזִּיּוּף second זִיּוּפְךָ זִיּוּפֵךְ זִיּוּפְכֶם זִיּוּפְכֶן
construct זִיּוּף־ third זִיּוּפוֹ זִיּוּפָהּ זִיּוּפָם זִיּוּפָן
plural indefinite זִיּוּפִים first זיופיי / זִיּוּפַי זִיּוּפֵינוּ
definite הַזִּיּוּפִים second זִיּוּפֶיךָ זיופייך / זִיּוּפַיִךְ זִיּוּפֵיכֶם זִיּוּפֵיכֶן
construct זִיּוּפֵי־ third זִיּוּפָיו זִיּוּפֶיהָ זִיּוּפֵיהֶם זִיּוּפֵיהֶן

References

  • זיוף” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • "זיוף" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading