افیون

See also: أفيون

Persian

Alternative forms

  • اپیون (apyun), ابیون (abyun), هپیون (hapyun), هبیون (habyun), آپیون (âpyun), پیون (piyun)

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    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.
    Persian افیون

    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

     

    Readings
    Classical reading? afyūn
    Dari reading? afyūn
    Iranian reading? afyun
    Tajik reading? afyun

    Noun

    افیون • (afyun)

    Dari افیون
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik афюн
    1. opium, poppy-juice
      Synonym: تریاک (teryâk)

    Descendants

    References

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