Arachosia

English

Etymology

From Latin Arachōsia, from Ancient Greek Ἀραχωσία (Arakhōsía), a borrowing from the Iranian language of that region; ultimately from Proto-Iranian *hárahwatiH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *SáraswatiH. Compare the Old Persian name of the place: 𐏃𐎼𐎢𐎺𐎫𐎡𐏁 (h-r-u-v-t-i-š /⁠harauvatiš⁠/, literally “rich in waters/lakes”).

Proper noun

Arachosia

2. An ancient Achaemenid and Seleucid satrapy in the eastern part of their respective empires, around modern-day southern Afghanistan.

Translations

Achaemenid and Seleucid satrapy

• Armenian: Արաքոսիա (Arakʻosia)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿拉霍西亞／阿拉霍西亚 (zh) (ālāhuòxīyà)

• French: Arachosie (fr) f
• Greek:

  Ancient: Ἀραχωσία (Arakhōsía)

• Latin: Arachōsia
• Old Persian: 𐏃𐎼𐎢𐎺𐎫𐎡𐏁 (h-r-u-v-t-i-š /⁠harauvatiš⁠/)
• Portuguese: Aracósia f
• Russian: Арахоси́я (Araxosíja)

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀραχωσία (Arakhōsía).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /a.raˈkʰoː.si.a/, [äräˈkʰoːs̠iä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.raˈko.si.a/, [äräˈkɔːs̬iä]

Proper noun

Arachōsia f sg (genitive Arachōsiae); first declension

1. Arachosia (An ancient Achaemenid and Seleucid satrapy in the eastern part of their respective empires, around modern-day southern Afghanistan)

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Arachōsia
Genitive	Arachōsiae
Dative	Arachōsiae
Accusative	Arachōsiam
Ablative	Arachōsiā
Vocative	Arachōsia

References

• Arachosia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Arachosia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly