Zarangae
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Doublet of Drangiāna, ultimately from Old Iranian *zranka- (“sea”). Compare modern English Zaranj.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /zaˈran.ɡae̯/, [d̪͡z̪äˈräŋɡäe̯]
Proper noun
[edit]Zarangae m pl (genitive Zarangārum); first declension
- 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
- flumina Mandrum, Chindrum, ultraque Chorasmi, Gandari, Pariani, Zarangae, Arasmi, Marotiani, Arsi, Gaeli, quos Graeci Cadusios appellavere
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun, plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Zarangae |
| genitive | Zarangārum |
| dative | Zarangīs |
| accusative | Zarangās |
| ablative | Zarangīs |
| vocative | Zarangae |
References
[edit]- Zarangae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.