Zarangae

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Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Zarangae m pl (genitive Zarangārum); first declension

  1. the Drangians, the people of Drangiana
    • c. 77 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 6.18.48:
      flumina Mandrum, Chindrum, ultraque Chorasmi, Gandari, Pariani, Zarangae, Arasmi, Marotiani, Arsi, Gaeli, quos Graeci Cadusios appellavere
      Beyond the nations already mentioned, are the Chorasmii,the Candari, the Attasini, the Paricani, the Sarangæ, the Marotiani, the Aorsi,the Gaëli, by the Greek writers called Cadusii

Declension

First-declension noun, plural only.

References

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