अफ़ीम

Hindi

Alternative forms

अफीम (aphīm) (nuqtaless)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (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 Hindi) IPA^(key): /ə.fiːm/, [ɐ.fĩːm], /ə.pʰiːm/, [ɐ.pʰĩːm]

Noun

अफ़ीम • (afīm) f (Urdu spelling افیم)

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

→ Odia: ଅଫିମ (ôphimô)

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