זייף

Hebrew

Root
ז־ו־ף (z-w-p)
4 terms

Verb

זייף / זִיֵּף • (ziyéf) (pi'el construction)

  1. to forge, to counterfeit

Conjugation

Conjugation of זייף / זִיֵּף (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לְזַיֵּף
action noun זייוף / זִיּוּף
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first זייפתי / זִיַּפְתִּי זייפנו / זִיַּפְנוּ
second זייפת / זִיַּפְתָּ זייפת / זִיַּפְתְּ זייפתם / זִיַּפְתֶּם זייפתן / זִיַּפְתֶּן
third זייף / זִיֵּף זייפה / זִיְּפָה זייפו / זִיְּפוּ
present מְזַיֵּף מְזַיֶּפֶת מְזַיְּפִים מְזַיְּפוֹת
future first אֲזַיֵּף נְזַיֵּף
second תְּזַיֵּף תְּזַיְּפִי תְּזַיְּפוּ תְּזַיֵּפְנָה1
third יְזַיֵּף תְּזַיֵּף יְזַיְּפוּ תְּזַיֵּפְנָה1
imperative זַיֵּף זַיְּפִי זַיְּפוּ זַיֵּפְנָה1

1 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

  • זייף” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German seife, from Old High German seifa, seiffa, from Proto-West Germanic *saipā, from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *seyb- (to pour out, dribble, strain, trickle).

Noun

זייף • (zeyfm or f

  1. soap