अफू

Marathi

Etymology

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

Noun

अफू • (aphū) f

opium

Declension

Declension of अफू (aphū)
direct singular	अफू aphū
direct plural	[[{{{DirectPlural}}}]] {{{DirectPluralTR}}}
	singular	plural
nominative	अफू aphū	[[{{{DirectPlural}}}]] {{{DirectPluralTR}}}
oblique	[[{{{SingularStem}}}{{{SingularOblique}}}-]] {{{SingularStemTR}}}{{{SingularObliqueTR}}}-	[[{{{PluralStem}}}{{{PluralOblique}}}ं-]] {{{PluralStemTR}}}{{{PluralObliqueTR}}}N-
dative	[[{{{SingularStem}}}{{{SingularOblique}}}ला]] {{{SingularStemTR}}}{{{SingularObliqueTR}}}lā	[[{{{PluralStem}}}{{{PluralOblique}}}ंना]] {{{PluralStemTR}}}{{{PluralObliqueTR}}}Nnā
ergative	[[{{{SingularStem}}}{{{SingularOblique}}}ने]] {{{SingularStemTR}}}{{{SingularObliqueTR}}}ne	[[{{{PluralStem}}}{{{PluralOblique}}}ंनी]] {{{PluralStemTR}}}{{{PluralObliqueTR}}}Nni
instrumental	[[{{{SingularStem}}}{{{SingularOblique}}}शी]] {{{SingularStemTR}}}{{{SingularObliqueTR}}}śi	[[{{{PluralStem}}}{{{PluralOblique}}}ंशी]] {{{PluralStemTR}}}{{{PluralObliqueTR}}}Nśi
locative	[[{{{SingularStem}}}{{{SingularOblique}}}त]] {{{SingularStemTR}}}{{{SingularObliqueTR}}}t	[[{{{PluralStem}}}{{{PluralOblique}}}ंत]] {{{PluralStemTR}}}{{{PluralObliqueTR}}}Nt
vocative	[[{{{SingularStem}}}{{{SingularOblique}}}]] {{{SingularStemTR}}}{{{SingularObliqueTR}}}	[[{{{PluralStem}}}{{{PluralOblique}}}ंनो]] {{{PluralStemTR}}}{{{PluralObliqueTR}}}Nno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of अफू
	masculine object		feminine object		neuter object		oblique
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular^*	plural
singular subject	[[{{{SingularStem}}}{{{SingularOblique}}}चा]] {{{SingularStemTR}}}{{{SingularObliqueTR}}}ċā	[[{{{SingularStem}}}{{{SingularOblique}}}चे]] {{{SingularStemTR}}}{{{SingularObliqueTR}}}ce	[[{{{SingularStem}}}{{{SingularOblique}}}ची]] {{{SingularStemTR}}}{{{SingularObliqueTR}}}ci	[[{{{SingularStem}}}{{{SingularOblique}}}च्या]] {{{SingularStemTR}}}{{{SingularObliqueTR}}}ca	[[{{{SingularStem}}}{{{SingularOblique}}}चे]], [[{{{SingularStem}}}{{{SingularOblique}}}चं]] {{{SingularStemTR}}}{{{SingularObliqueTR}}}ce, {{{SingularStemTR}}}{{{SingularObliqueTR}}}ċa	[[{{{SingularStem}}}{{{SingularOblique}}}ची]] {{{SingularStemTR}}}{{{SingularObliqueTR}}}ci	[[{{{SingularStem}}}{{{SingularOblique}}}च्या]] {{{SingularStemTR}}}{{{SingularObliqueTR}}}ca
plural subject	[[{{{PluralStem}}}{{{PluralOblique}}}ंचा]] {{{PluralStemTR}}}{{{PluralObliqueTR}}}Nċā	[[{{{PluralStem}}}{{{PluralOblique}}}ंचे]] {{{PluralStemTR}}}{{{PluralObliqueTR}}}Nce	[[{{{PluralStem}}}{{{PluralOblique}}}ंची]] {{{PluralStemTR}}}{{{PluralObliqueTR}}}Nci	[[{{{PluralStem}}}{{{PluralOblique}}}ंच्या]] {{{PluralStemTR}}}{{{PluralObliqueTR}}}Nca	[[{{{PluralStem}}}{{{PluralOblique}}}ंचे]], [[{{{PluralStem}}}{{{PluralOblique}}}ंचं]] {{{PluralStemTR}}}{{{PluralObliqueTR}}}Nce, {{{PluralStemTR}}}{{{PluralObliqueTR}}}Nċa	[[{{{PluralStem}}}{{{PluralOblique}}}ंची]] {{{PluralStemTR}}}{{{PluralObliqueTR}}}Nci	[[{{{PluralStem}}}{{{PluralOblique}}}ंच्या]] {{{PluralStemTR}}}{{{PluralObliqueTR}}}Nca
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “अफू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
James Thomas Molesworth (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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