Margiana

Latin

Alternative forms

• Margiānē

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μαργιανή (Margianḗ), of Iranian origin; compare modern Persian مرو, Middle Persian [Term?] (/⁠Marv⁠/), Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐎼𐎦𐎿 (Marguš), Avestan 𐬨𐬊𐬎𐬭𐬫- (moury-), Arabic Marwazi, all possibly related to the region Marhasi, from Akkadian 𒈥𒄩𒅆𒆠 (Marhashi).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /mar.ɡiˈaː.na/, [märɡiˈäːnä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /mar.d͡ʒiˈa.na/, [märd͡ʒiˈäːnä]

Proper noun

Margiāna f sg (genitive Margiānae); first declension

1. An ancient district and historical province of Central Asia, whose capital was Merv

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Margiāna
genitive	Margiānae
dative	Margiānae
accusative	Margiānam
ablative	Margiānā
vocative	Margiāna

References

• “Margiana”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly