सफ़ाई

Hindi

Etymology

From साफ़ (sāf, “clean”).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /sə.fɑː.iː/, [sɐ.fäː.iː], /sə.pʰɑː.iː/, [sɐ.pʰäː.iː]

Noun

सफ़ाई • (safāī) f

  1. cleanliness, hygiene
  2. cleaning, washing
    आज हमें घर की सफ़ाई करनी पड़ेगी।
    āj hamẽ ghar kī safāī karnī paṛegī.
    Today we will have to clean the house.
  3. (law) defense
  4. clarification, explanation

Declension
Declension of सफ़ाई (fem ind ī-stem)
singular plural
direct सफ़ाई
safāī		 सफ़ाइयाँ
safāiyā̃
oblique सफ़ाई
safāī		 सफ़ाइयों
safāiyõ
vocative सफ़ाई
safāī		 सफ़ाइयो
safāiyo

Derived terms
  • सफ़ाई करना (safāī karnā)

References
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “सफ़ाई”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
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