זיוף

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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.

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