ਸਾਫ਼
Punjabi
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Classical Persian صاف (sāf), from Arabic صَافٍ (ṣāfin). Compare Hindi साफ़ (sāf).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editਸਾਫ਼ • (sāf) (indeclinable, Shahmukhi spelling صاف)
- clean
- ਪਾਣੀ ਸਾਫ਼ ਹੈ।
- pāṇī sāf hai.
- The water is clean.
- clear
- ਪਾਣੀ ਅਸਮਾਨ ਵਾਂਗ ਸਾਫ਼ ਹੈ।
- pāṇī asamān vāṅg sāf hai.
- The water is as clear as the sky.
- legible, intelligible
- smooth
Derived terms
edit- ਸਾਫ਼ ਕਰਨਾ (sāf karnā, “clean”, verb)
Related terms
edit- ਸਫ਼ਾਈ f (safāī, “cleanliness”)
Further reading
edit- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਸਾਫ਼”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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