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proper noun · femininefirst declension

Drangiāna

Drangiāna f sg (genitive Drangiānae)
Classical[draŋ.ɡiˈaː.na]Ecclesiastical[dran̠ʲ.d͡ʒiˈaː.na]

Meaning

  1. an ancient province of the Achaemenid Empire, in what is now southwestern Afghanistan

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeDrangiāna—
genitiveDrangiānae—
dativeDrangiānae—
accusativeDrangiānam—
ablativeDrangiānā—
vocativeDrangiāna—

Origins

From Ancient Greek Δραγγιανή (Drangianḗ).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyDrangianaDrangiana (Δραγγιανή, Strab. xi. p.516, xv. p. 723; Ptol. 6.19.1; Δράγγη, Strab. xi. p.514; Δραγγινή, Diod. 17.81, 18.3; Drangiana, Amm. Marc. 23.6), …

Quick answers

What does Drangiāna mean in Latin?
Drangiāna, a proper noun, means “an ancient province of the Achaemenid Empire, in what is now southwestern Afghanistan”.
What is the genitive of Drangiāna?
The genitive singular is Drangiānae. Drangiāna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Drangiāna?
In classical Latin, [draŋ.ɡiˈaː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [dran̠ʲ.d͡ʒiˈaː.na].