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