افیون

Persian

Alternative forms

اپیون‎ (apyun)
ابیون‎ (abyun)
هپیون‎ (hapyun)
هبیون‎ (habyun)

Etymology

From earlier ‎ (apiyōn), or via Arabic from Middle Persian, from Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

افیون • (afyun)

Dari Persian	افیون‎
Iranian Persian	افیون‎
Tajiki Persian	афюн (afyun)

opium, poppy-juice

References

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

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