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Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From Arabic أَفْيُون (ʔafyūn).
Noun
afyon
- opium
- Synonym: afiyon
Declension
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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آفیون (afyon), from Arabic أَفْيُون (ʔafyūn), from Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion), from ὀπός (opós, “juice of a plant”). Cognate with English opium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /afˈjon/
- Hyphenation: af‧yon
Noun
afyon (definite accusative afyonu, plural afyonlar)
- opium
Din halkın afyonudur.- Religion is the opiate of the masses.
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References
- “afyon”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu