अफू

Marathi

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.
    Classical Persian اَفْیُون (afyūn)bor.
    Marathi अफू (aphū)

    Borrowed from Classical Persian اَفْیُون (afyūn), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ə.pʰu/, [ə.pʰuː]
    • Hyphenation: अ‧फू
    • Rhymes: -u
    Cognates

    Compare Gujarati અફીણ (aphīṇ), Hindi अफ़ीम (afīm).

    Noun

    अफू • (aphū) f[1][2][3]

    1. opium

    Declension

    Declension of अफू (fem ū-stem)
    direct
    singular     		अफू
    aphū
    direct
    plural     		अफू
    aphu
    singular
    एकवचन     		plural
    अनेकवचन
    nominative
    प्रथमा     		अफू
    aphū     		अफू
    aphu
    oblique
    सामान्यरूप     		अफू
    aphu     		अफूं-
    aphun-
    acc. / dative
    द्वितीया / चतुर्थी     		अफूला
    aphulā     		अफूंना
    aphunnā
    ergative अफूने, अफूनं
    aphune, aphuna     		अफूंनी
    aphunnī
    instrumental अफूशी
    aphuśī     		अफूंशी
    aphunśī
    locative
    सप्तमी     		अफूत
    aphut     		अफूंत
    aphut
    vocative
    संबोधन     		अफू
    aphu     		अफूंनो
    aphunno
    Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
    There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
    Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
    Genitive declension of अफू (fem ū-stem)
    masculine object
    पुल्लिंगी कर्म     		feminine object
    स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म     		neuter object
    नपुसकलिंगी कर्म     		oblique
    सामान्यरूप
    singular
    एकवचन     		plural
    अनेकवचन     		singular
    एकवचन     		plural
    अनेकवचन     		singular*
    एकवचन     		plural
    अनेकवचन
    singular subject
    एकवचनी कर्ता     		अफूचा
    aphuċā     		अफूचे
    aphuċe     		अफूची
    aphucī     		अफूच्या
    aphucā     		अफूचे, अफूचं
    aphuċe, aphuċa     		अफूची
    aphucī     		अफूच्या
    aphucā
    plural subject
    अनेकवचनी कर्ता     		अफूंचा
    aphunċā     		अफूंचे
    aphunċe     		अफूंची
    aphuñcī     		अफूंच्या
    aphuncā     		अफूंचे, अफूंचं
    aphunċe, aphunċa     		अफूंची
    aphuñcī     		अफूंच्या
    aphuñcā
    * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a).
    Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

    References

    1. ^ Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “अफू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 4
    2. ^ Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “अफीण, अफीम”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 36
    3. ^ Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “अफीण, अफीम, अफू”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press, page 22
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