afyun

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

• lɛafyun

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sokʷós

Ancient Greek ὀπός (opós)

Proto-Indo-European *-yóm

Proto-Hellenic [Term?]

Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon)

Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion)bor.

Arabic أَفْيُون (ʔafyūn)

Moroccan Arabic أفيون (ʔafyūn)bor.

Tashelhit afyun

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic أفيون (ʔafyūn), from Arabic أَفْيُون (ʔafyūn), borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afjun/

Noun

afyun m (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴼⵢⵓⵏ, Arabic spelling آفيون)

1. opium

   Synonym: sskran

Inflection

Inflection of afyun

	singular	plural
free state	afyun	—
annexed state	—	—

References

• Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 A–E (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 113a

Uzbek

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic أَفْيُون (ʔafyūn).

Noun

afyun (plural afyunlar)

1. opium

   Synonyms: qoradori, taryok

Declension

Declension of afyun

	singular	plural
nominative	afyun	afyunlar
genitive	afyunning	afyunlarning
dative	afyunga	afyunlarga
definite accusative	afyunni	afyunlarni
locative	afyunda	afyunlarda
ablative	afyundan	afyunlardan
similative	afyundek	afyunlardek

Possessive forms of afyun

1st person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	afyunim	afyunlarim
genitive	afyunimning	afyunlarimning
dative	afyunimga	afyunlarimga
definite accusative	afyunimni	afyunlarimni
locative	afyunimda	afyunlarimda
ablative	afyunimdan	afyunlarimdan
similative	afyunimdek	afyunlarimdek
2nd person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	afyuning	afyunlaring
genitive	afyuningning	afyunlaringning
dative	afyuningga	afyunlaringga
definite accusative	afyuningni	afyunlaringni
locative	afyuningda	afyunlaringda
ablative	afyuningdan	afyunlaringdan
similative	afyuningdek	afyunlaringdek
3rd person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	afyuni	afyunlari
genitive	afyunining	afyunlarining
dative	afyuniga	afyunlariga
definite accusative	afyunini	afyunlarini
locative	afyunida	afyunlarida
ablative	afyunidan	afyunlaridan
similative	afyunidek	afyunlaridek
1st person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	afyunimiz	afyunlarimiz
genitive	afyunimizning	afyunlarimizning
dative	afyunimizga	afyunlarimizga
definite accusative	afyunimizni	afyunlarimizni
locative	afyunimizda	afyunlarimizda
ablative	afyunimizdan	afyunlarimizdan
similative	afyunimizdek	afyunlarimizdek
2nd person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	afyuningiz	afyunlaringiz
genitive	afyuningizning	afyunlaringizning
dative	afyuningizga	afyunlaringizga
definite accusative	afyuningizni	afyunlaringizni
locative	afyuningizda	afyunlaringizda
ablative	afyuningizdan	afyunlaringizdan
similative	afyuningizdek	afyunlaringizdek
3rd person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	afyuni	afyunlari
genitive	afyunining	afyunlarining
dative	afyuniga	afyunlariga
definite accusative	afyunini	afyunlarini
locative	afyunida	afyunlarida
ablative	afyunidan	afyunlaridan
similative	afyunidek	afyunlaridek