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afā(inf. n. of صفا , rt. صفو 'to be clear,' etc.), s.f. Clearness, transparency; polish, brightness; cleanness, purity; serenity (of life or mind); freedom from trouble; comfort; content; complacency; happiness, joy, pleasure, recreation;—name of a mountain near Mecca;—adj. Pure, clean, etc. (=āf, q.v.):—afā`a-āf, adj. 'Smacksmooth,' without a trace or vestige:—afā-paīr, adj. Endowed with integrity, sincere; purified, pure; purged:—afā-ća karnāor kar-ālnā, v.t. To make smack-smooth, to lick (a platter) perfectly clean; to make a clean shave of, to shave clean.
Origin: Arabic