Latin

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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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

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First-declension noun, plural only.

plural
nominative Zarangae
genitive Zarangārum
dative Zarangīs
accusative Zarangās
ablative Zarangīs
vocative Zarangae

References

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