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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Χοράσμιοι (Khorásmioi), itself from Old Persian 𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼𐏀𐎷𐎡𐏁 (u-v-a-r-z-mi-i-š /(H)uwārazmiš/). More at Khwarazm.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Chorasmiī m pl (genitive Chorasmiōrum); second declension
- A tribe of Sogdiana
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
References
- Chorasmii in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Chorasmii”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Yaqut al-Hamawi, Mu'jam al-buldān, Vol2, p395