זייף

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Hebrew[edit]

Root
ז־ו־ף (z-w-p)

Verb[edit]

זייף / זִיֵּף (ziyéf) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. to forge

References[edit]

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

Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

זייף (zeyfm or f

  1. soap