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Urdu
Etymology
From ہَاتھ (hāth, “hand”) + میں (mẽ, “in”) + صَفَائی (safāī, “cleanliness”) + ہونا (honā, “to have”), literally “to have cleanliness in hands”.
Pronunciation
Verb
ہَاتھ میں صَفَائی ہونا • (hāth mẽ safāī honā) (Hindi spelling हाथ में सफ़ाई होना) (idiomatic)
- to have sleight of hand; for one to have craftsmanship / skill in their occupation or line of work.
1993, Ata ul Haq Qasmi, حسبِ معمول [Ḥasb-i maʻmūl], →OCLC, page 52:نہ ان کے دل میں رحم ہے اور نہ ان کے ہاتھ میں صفائی ہے۔- na un ke dil mẽ rahm hai aur na un ke hāth mẽ safāī hai.
- There is neither mercy in their heart nor do they have sleight of hand.
Further reading
- “ہاتھ میں صفائی ہونا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “haath+me.n+safaa.ii+honaa”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.