Zarangae

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /zaˈran.ɡae̯/, [d̪͡z̪äˈräŋɡäe̯]

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.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Zarangae
Genitive	Zarangārum
Dative	Zarangīs
Accusative	Zarangās
Ablative	Zarangīs
Vocative	Zarangae

References

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