Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Derived from the active participle of the verb زَافَ (zāfa, to be false, to be spurious).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

زَائِف (zāʔif) (feminine زَائِفَة (zāʔifa), masculine plural زَائِفُونَ (zāʔifūna), elative أَزْيَف (ʔazyaf))

  1. fake, counterfeit, bogus
  2. false

Declension edit