ἈΛΑΝΟΙ, ἀλανοι
ALANOI, alanoi
Sounds Like: ah-LAH-noy
Translations: Alans
From the root: ἈΛΑΝΟΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the Alans, an ancient nomadic pastoralist people of Iranian origin who spoke an Eastern Iranian language. They were known for their equestrian skills and often migrated across various regions, including parts of Europe and Asia. In historical texts, they are typically mentioned in the plural to refer to the people as a whole.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 18 — 4:97
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΛΑΝΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΛΑΝΩΝ — (of) Alans
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