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opium meaning in Hindi

अफ़ीम afīm

/ˈəʊ.pi.əm/US/ˈoʊ.pi.əm/

opium in Hindi: अफ़ीम (afīm), अहिफेन (ahiphen), अफेन (aphen). 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.

Hindi words for opium

drug from opium poppy
अफ़ीम afīm, अहिफेन ahiphen, अफेन aphen

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 Hindi

What is the meaning of opium in Hindi?
Opium in Hindi is अफ़ीम (afīm), अहिफेन (ahiphen), अफेन (aphen).
opium का हिंदी में क्या अर्थ है?
Opium: अफ़ीम (afīm), अहिफेन (ahiphen), अफेन (aphen).
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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