ਸਾਫ਼

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Punjabi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian صاف (sāf), from Arabic صَافٍ (ṣāfin). Compare Hindi साफ़ (sāf).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sɑːf/, /sɑːpʰ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːf
  • Hyphenation: ਸਾਫ਼

Adjective[edit]

ਸਾਫ਼ • (sāf) (indeclinable, Shahmukhi spelling صاف)

  1. clean
    ਪਾਣੀ ਸਾਫ਼ ਹੈ।
    pāṇī sāf hai.
    The water is clean.
  2. clear
    ਪਾਣੀ ਅਸਮਾਨ ਵਾਂਗ ਸਾਫ਼ ਹੈ।
    pāṇī asamān vāṅg sāf hai.
    The water is as clear as the sky.
  3. legible, intelligible
  4. smooth

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Further reading[edit]

  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਸਾਫ਼”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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