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مُزَيَّف
fake /muzajˈjaf/
adjectiveB1#1698 most common
Also: counterfeit, forged, falsified
Example sentences
هذا مُزَيَّف.
This is fake.
الجواز مُزَيَّف.
The passport is forged.
اشتريت ساعة لكنها مُزَيَّفة.
I bought a watch, but it is fake.
اكتشفت الشرطة أن التوقيع مُزَيَّف.
The police found that the signature was forged.
حذرت السلطات من انتشار الأدوية المُزَيَّفة في الأسواق.
The authorities warned about the spread of counterfeit drugs in the markets.
لا يستطيع الخبير أن يميز بسهولة بين اللوحة الأصلية ونسختها المُزَيَّفة.
The expert cannot easily tell the original painting apart from its forged copy.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُزَيَّفٌ | مُزَيَّفُونَ |
| Genitive | مُزَيَّفٍ | مُزَيَّفِينَ |
| Accusative | مُزَيَّفاً | مُزَيَّفِينَ |
| Vocative | يا مُزَيَّفُ | يا مُزَيَّفُونَ |
Word family
زَيَّفto forge, to falsify
تَزْيِيفforgery, falsification
مُزَيِّفforger, counterfeiter
زَيْفfalseness, fakenessEtymology
The word is the form II passive participle of the verb زَيَّف, "to forge" or "to falsify". The verb comes from the triconsonantal root ز-ي-ف, which carries the sense of falseness and debased coinage. The prefix مُـ marks the participle, giving the meaning "something that has been faked".
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