Zarangae

Latin

Etymology

Doublet of Drangiāna, ultimately from Old Iranian *zranka- (“sea”). Compare modern English Zaranj.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /zaˈran.ɡae̯/, [d̪͡z̪äˈräŋɡäe̯]

Proper noun

Zarangae m pl (genitive Zarangārum); first declension

1. (hapax) the Drangians, the people of Drangiana
   • c. 77 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 6.18.48

Declension

First-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Zarangae
Genitive	Zarangārum
Dative	Zarangīs
Accusative	Zarangās
Ablative	Zarangīs
Vocative	Zarangae

References

• Zarangae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.