আফিম

Bengali

Alternative forms

• আফিং (aphiṅ), আপিম (apim), আপিং (apiṅ) — rare

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sokʷos

Ancient Greek ὀπός (opós)

Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ion)

Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion)bor.

Arabic أَفْيُون (ʔafyūn)bor.

Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion)der.

Classical Persian اَفْیُون (afyūn)bor.

Bengali আফিম (aphim)

Borrowed from Classical Persian افیون (afyūn), from Arabic أَفْيُون (ʔafyūn), from Middle Persian [script needed] (apiyōn), from Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion). Cognate with Assamese আফিং (aphiṅ), Odia ଅଫିମ (aphima), Hindi अफ़ीम (afīm), Gujarati અફીણ (aphīṇ), Marathi अफू (aphū).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /afim/, [ˈafim]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /afim/, [ˈafim]

Noun

আফিম • (aphim)

1. opium