افیون

See also: أفيون‎

Persian

Alternative forms

اپیون‎ (apiyôn), ابیون‎ (abyūn), هپیون‎ (hapiyōn), هبیون‎ (habyūn)

Etymology

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

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔæfˈjuːn/
(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [(ʔ)æfˈju(ː)n], [(ʔ)æfˈjʊn]

Noun

افیون • (afyun)

Iranian Persian	افیون
Dari	افیون
Tajik	афюн (afyun)

opium, poppy-juice

Descendants

→ Hindi: अफ़ीम (afīm)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “افیون”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

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