tapis vs fabric

tapis and fabric both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tapis	Yes	No	No	No
fabric	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fabric is a hypernym of tapis; that is, fabric is a word with a broader meaning than tapis:

tapis: a heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery
fabric: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

Other hypernyms of tapis include cloth, material, textile.

tapis (noun)	fabric (noun)
a heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery	artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
	the underlying structure