Drangiana
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Δραγγιανή (Drangianḗ), probably from Old Median; ultimately from Old Iranian *zranka- (“sea”).[1] Compare the Old Persian name of the place: 𐏀𐎼𐎣 (z-r-k /zaranka/).
Proper noun
editDrangiana
- An ancient province of the Achaemenid Empire, in what is now southwestern Afghanistan
Translations
editprovince of the Achaemenid Empire
References
editLatin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Δραγγιανή (Drangianḗ).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /dran.ɡiˈaː.na/, [d̪räŋɡiˈäːnä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /dran.d͡ʒiˈa.na/, [d̪rän̠ʲd͡ʒiˈäːnä]
Proper noun
editDrangiāna f sg (genitive Drangiānae); first declension
- An ancient province of the Achaemenid Empire, in what is now southwestern Afghanistan
Declension
editFirst-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Drangiāna |
Genitive | Drangiānae |
Dative | Drangiānae |
Accusative | Drangiānam |
Ablative | Drangiānā |
Vocative | Drangiāna |
References
edit- “Drangiana”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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