साफ़

See also: सोफ़ा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian صاف (sāf), from Arabic صَافٍ (ṣāfin). Compare Assamese চফা (sopha), চাফা (sapha), Bengali সাফ (śaph), Gujarati સાફ (sāph), Marathi साफ (sāph), Punjabi ਸਾਫ਼ (sāf).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /sɑːf/, [säːf], /sɑːpʰ/, [säːpʰ]

Adjective

साफ़ • (sāf) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling صاف)

  1. clean
    Synonyms: स्वच्छ (svacch), निर्मल (nirmal)
    कमरे को इसी वक़्त साफ़ कर!
    kamre ko isī vaqt sāf kar!
    Clean your room this instant!
  2. pure
  3. neat, orderly

Derived terms

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