Paropamisus
English
Alternative forms
- Paropanisus
Etymology
From Latin Paropamīsus, from Ancient Greek Παροπάμισος (Paropámisos).
Proper noun
Paropamisus
- (historical) A region of eastern Afghanistan ruled by the Greeks around the time of Alexander the Great, variously considered a satrapy of Persia, a region of India, and an autonomous people.
Synonyms
- Paropamisadae, Paropanisadae
Latin
A 1467 manuscript of Ptolemy's Geography depicting "Paropanisus" in the top right
Alternative forms
- Parapamisus, Paropanisus, Parapanisus
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Παροπάμισος (Paropámisos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pa.ro.paˈmiː.sus/, [pärɔpäˈmiːs̠ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pa.ro.paˈmi.sus/, [päropäˈmiːs̬us]
Proper noun
Paropamīsus
- (historical geography) A region of eastern Afghanistan ruled by the Greeks around the time of Alexander the Great, variously considered a satrapy of Persia, a region of India, and an autonomous people.
- A great mountain range of Asia
Synonyms
- Paropamisadae, Paropanisadae
References
- “Paropamisus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Paropamisus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “Paropamisus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly