अफ़ीम

Hindi

Etymology

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    Proto-Indo-European *sokʷós
    Ancient Greek ὀπός (opós)
    Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon)
    Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion)bor.
    Arabic أَفْيُون (ʔafyūn)bor.
    Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion)der.
    Classical Persian اَفْیُون (afyūn)bor.
    Hindi अफ़ीम (afīm)

    Borrowed from Classical Persian اَفْیُون (afyūn), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion). Compare Punjabi ਅਫ਼ੀਮ (afīm), Gujarati અફીણ (aphīṇ), Marathi अफू (aphū), Bengali আফিম (aphim), Assamese আফিং (aphiṅ).

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ə.fiːm/, [ɐ.fĩːm], /ə.pʰiːm/, [ɐ.pʰĩːm]

    Noun

    अफ़ीम • (afīm) f (Urdu spelling افیم)

    1. opium

    Declension

    Declension of अफ़ीम (fem cons-stem)
    singular plural
    direct अफ़ीम
    afīm     		अफ़ीमें
    afīmẽ
    oblique अफ़ीम
    afīm     		अफ़ीमों
    afīmõ
    vocative अफ़ीम
    afīm     		अफ़ीमो
    afīmo

    Descendants

    • → Nepali: अफिम (aphim)
    • → Odia: ଅଫିମ (aphima)
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