afyuni

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَفْيُون (ʔafyūn).

Pronunciation
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Noun

afyuni (n class, no plural)

  1. opium

References
  • Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 14 Nr. 77
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