صاف

See also: ضاف

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of صَفَا (ṣafā, “to be clear, to be serene, to devote oneself wholeheartedly”), from the root ص ف و (ṣ-f-w).

Adjective

صَافٍ • (ṣāfin) (construct state صَافِي (ṣāfī), masculine plural صَافُونَ (ṣāfūna), feminine plural صَافِيَات (ṣāfiyāt), elative أَصْفَى (ʔaṣfā))

1. pure, clear, unmixed
2. serene, bright
3. cold
4. shining, flashing

Declension

Declension of adjective صَافٍ (ṣāfin)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	singular triptote in ـٍ (-in)		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	صَافِي ṣāfī	الصَّافِي aṣ-ṣāfī	صَافِيَة ṣāfiya	الصَّافِيَة aṣ-ṣāfiya
Nominative	صَافٍ ṣāfin	الصَّافِي aṣ-ṣāfī	صَافِيَةٌ ṣāfiyatun	الصَّافِيَةُ aṣ-ṣāfiyatu
Accusative	صَافِيًا ṣāfiyan	الصَّافِيَ aṣ-ṣāfiya	صَافِيَةً ṣāfiyatan	الصَّافِيَةَ aṣ-ṣāfiyata
Genitive	صَافٍ ṣāfin	الصَّافِي aṣ-ṣāfī	صَافِيَةٍ ṣāfiyatin	الصَّافِيَةِ aṣ-ṣāfiyati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	صَافِيَيْن ṣāfiyayn	الصَّافِيَيْن aṣ-ṣāfiyayn	صَافِيَتَيْن ṣāfiyatayn	الصَّافِيَتَيْن aṣ-ṣāfiyatayn
Nominative	صَافِيَانِ ṣāfiyāni	الصَّافِيَانِ aṣ-ṣāfiyāni	صَافِيَتَانِ ṣāfiyatāni	الصَّافِيَتَانِ aṣ-ṣāfiyatāni
Accusative	صَافِيَيْنِ ṣāfiyayni	الصَّافِيَيْنِ aṣ-ṣāfiyayni	صَافِيَتَيْنِ ṣāfiyatayni	الصَّافِيَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣāfiyatayni
Genitive	صَافِيَيْنِ ṣāfiyayni	الصَّافِيَيْنِ aṣ-ṣāfiyayni	صَافِيَتَيْنِ ṣāfiyatayni	الصَّافِيَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣāfiyatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	صَافِين ṣāfīn	الصَّافِين aṣ-ṣāfīn	صَافِيَات ṣāfiyāt	الصَّافِيَات aṣ-ṣāfiyāt
Nominative	صَافُونَ ṣāfūna	الصَّافُونَ aṣ-ṣāfūna	صَافِيَاتٌ ṣāfiyātun	الصَّافِيَاتُ aṣ-ṣāfiyātu
Accusative	صَافِينَ ṣāfīna	الصَّافِينَ aṣ-ṣāfīna	صَافِيَاتٍ ṣāfiyātin	الصَّافِيَاتِ aṣ-ṣāfiyāti
Genitive	صَافِينَ ṣāfīna	الصَّافِينَ aṣ-ṣāfīna	صَافِيَاتٍ ṣāfiyātin	الصَّافِيَاتِ aṣ-ṣāfiyāti

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “صاف”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

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Persian

Adjective

صاف • (sâf)

1. flat
2. smooth
3. even
4. plane
5. clear
6. pure

Adverb

1. directly

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Urdu

Adjective

صاف • (sāf) (Hindi spelling साफ़)

1. clean
2. blank
3. pure
4. clear, sensible