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opium in Arabic

أَفْيُون ʔafyūn

/ˈəʊ.pi.əm/US/ˈoʊ.pi.əm/

opium in Arabic: أَفْيُون (ʔafyūn). In English, opium means a yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.

Arabic words for opium

drug from opium poppy
أَفْيُون ʔafyūn

English meaning of opium

  1. noun A yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.
  2. noun Anything that numbs or stupefies.

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Questions about opium in Arabic

What is the meaning of opium in Arabic?
Opium in Arabic is أَفْيُون (ʔafyūn).
ما معنى كلمة opium؟
Opium: أَفْيُون (ʔafyūn).
What does opium mean in English?
Opium means a yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.

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