Aphina, Āphīna, Aphīṇa, Afina: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Aphina means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuAfīnā in the Gujurati language is another name for Khaskhasa, a medicinal plant identified with Papaver somniferum Linn. (or ‘opium poppy’) from the Papaveraceae or “poppy” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.163 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Other than the Gujurati word Afīnā, there are more synonyms identified for this plant among which four are in Sanskrit.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Afina in Ghana is the name of a plant defined with Strombosia grandifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lavalleopsis grandifolia (Hook. f.) Tiegh. ex Engl. (among others).
2) Afina is also identified with Strombosia pustulata It has the synonym Strombosia glaucescens Engl..
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin (1909)
· Niger Flora. (1849)
· Hooker's Icones Plantarum, or ‘figures, with brief descriptive characters and remarks of new or rare plants’ (2299)
· Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien (1897)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Afina, for example side effects, health benefits, extract dosage, chemical composition, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryaphīṇa (अफीण) [or अफीम, aphīma].—f (ahiphēna S Foam of a snake.) aphū f ( P) Opium. aphūsārakhā jīva ōḍhaṇēṃ or lāgaṇēṃ g. of s. To have a strong craving after or liking for; (as that of an opium eater.)
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishaphīṇa (अफीण).—f Opium.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀphīna (आफीन).—An Opium.
Derivable forms: āphīnam (आफीनम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Āphīna (आफीन):—āphūka n. opium, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) (Hindī āphīm and āphū cf. a-phena.)
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Kaphina, Phinaphina, Saphina.
Full-text: Khaskhasa.
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