افیون
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See also: أفيون
Persian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The forms with /f/ and /b/ are from Arabic أَفْيُون (ʔafyūn) and أَبْيُون (ʔabyūn), that with /p/ is via Middle Persian directly from Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔæfˈjuːn/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): [(ʔ)æfˈju(ː)n], [(ʔ)æfˈjʊn]
Noun[edit]
افیون • (afyun)
Dari | افیون |
---|---|
Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | афюн |
Descendants[edit]
- → Assamese: আফিং (aphiṅ)
- → Bengali: আফিম (aphim)
- → Gujarati: અફીણ (aphīṇ)
- → Hindi: अफ़ीम (afīm), अफीम (aphīm) (nuqtaless)
- → Odia: ଅଫିମ (ôphimô)
- → Marathi: अफू (aphū)
- → Tamil: அபினி (apiṉi), அபின் (apiṉ)
- → Kannada: ಅಫೀಮು (aphīmu)
- → Thai: ฝิ่น (fìn)
References[edit]
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “افیون”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul