Arabic for counterfeit

zayyafa
ﺯَﻳَّﻒَ
counterfeit – past tense he
yuzayyifu
ﻳُﺰَﻳِّﻒُ
counterfeit – present tense he

The Arabic verb for counterfeit is written ﺯَﻳَّﻒَ and pronunced zayyafa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﺰَﻳِّﻒُ and pronounced yuzayyifu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters:
The root of the word counterfeit consists of three Arabic letters: zayn that is written and pronounced z, ya that is written and pronounced y and fa that is written and pronounced f. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to counterfeit

The word counterfeit letter by letter

ﺯَﻳَّﻒَ
ﻳـ
ـﻒ
 
ﻳـ
ـﻒ
 
ـﺰ
ﻳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻲ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
 
zayn
z
ya
y
fa
f
 
 
The Arabic word for counterfeit consists of: The letter zayn that is written ﺯ and pronounced z and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter ya that is written ﻱ ( here ﻳـ ) and pronounced y and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter fa that is written ﻑ ( here ـﻒ ) and pronounced f and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. Therefore, the word is writen ﺯَﻳَّﻒَ and pronounced zayyafa.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for counterfeit

fa33ala becomes zayyafa

We have seen that the Arabic word for counterfeit is written ﺯَﻳَّﻒَ and pronounced zayyafa. It follows the pattern verb form 2. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa33ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa33ala and the root letters are z, y and f, the word becomes zayyafa.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns

Words with the same pattern as counterfeit

Conjugations of counterfeit

past tense
present tense
he
zayyafa
ﺯَﻳَّﻒَ
he - past tense
yuzayyifu
ﻳُﺰَﻳِّﻒُ
he - present tense
she
zayyafat
ﺯَﻳَّﻔَﺖ
she - past tense
tuzayyifu
ﺗُﺰَﻳِّﻒُ
she - present tense
I
zayyaftu
ﺯَﻳَّﻔﺖُ
I - past tense
'uzayyifu
ﺃُﺯَﻳِّﻒُ
I - present tense