Arachosia

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”).

Arachosia

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

From Ancient Greek Ἀραχωσία (Arakhōsía).

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

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)

First-declension noun, singular only.

• 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