अफू

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian افیون (afyūn), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion). Compare Gujarati અફીણ (aphīṇ), Hindi अफ़ीम (afīm).

Noun

अफू • (aphū) f

  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 (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

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