Ărĭāna

I. a general name of the eastern provinces of the great Persian kingdom, now Afghanistan, Mel. 1, 2, 4; Plin. 6, 23, 25.—Hence, ărĭānus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Ariana: regio, Plin. 6, 23, 25, § 93.—ărĭāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Ariana, Plin. 6, 25, 29, § 116.