सफ़ाई

Hindi

Etymology

From साफ़ (sāf, “clean”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) 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.