Margiana

• Margiānē

From Ancient Greek Μαργιανή (Margianḗ), itself from Old Persian 𐎶𐎼𐎦𐎢𐏁 (m-r-gu-u-š /⁠Marguš⁠⁠/).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [mar.ɡiˈaː.na]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [mar.d͡ʒiˈaː.na]

Margiāna f sg (genitive Margiānae); first declension

1. an ancient district and historical province of Central Asia, whose capital was Merv

First-declension noun, singular only.

• “Margiana”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Hiebert, Fredrik Talmage (1994): Origins of the Bronze Age Oasis Civilization in Central Asia, p. 12