זייף

Hebrew

Root
ז־ו־ף (z-w-p)

Verb

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

1. to forge

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 • (zeyf) m or f

1. soap