आर्य

Borrowed from Sanskrit आर्य (ārya).

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɑːɾ.jᵊ/, [äːɾ.jᵊ]

आर्य • (ārya) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling آریہ)

1. an Aryan (a speaker of an Indic language; an inhabitant of North India)

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

आर्य • (ārya) (indeclinable)

1. Aryan

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Áryas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Áryas (“Aryan”).

Old Indic ā́rya (with long a, vṛddhi-formed Sanskrit ā́rya-) is a cognate of Proto-Iranian *Áryah (with short a, Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀 (aⁱriia) and Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹 (a-r-i-y /⁠Ariya⁠/). The term was used as a self-designator by both Indians and Iranians.

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑ́ː.ɾi.jɐ/, /ɑ́ːɾ.jɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːɾ.jɐ/

आर्य • (ā́rya) stem, m (metrical Vedic ā́riya)

1. (primary) an Indo-Aryan, i.e. an Ārya, a self-designator of the peoples of Ancient India who speak आर्य भाषा (ārya bhāṣā)
   1. a speaker of the language of the Vedas (as opposed to अनार्य (anārya), दस्यु (dasyu), दास (dāsa))
   2. an inhabitant of the आर्यावर्त (āryāvarta)
   3. a member of the आर्यवर्ण (āryavarṇa)
   4. one who is favourable to the Āryan people/cause (RV. etc.)
2. (secondary) a person having the self-ascribed qualities of a speaker of Ārya language
   1. a respectable, honourable, faithful man
   2. one who is faithful to the religion of his country
   3. a man highly esteemed, a respectable, honourable man (Pañcat., Śak. etc.)
   4. in later times name of the first three castes, compare ārya.varna (opposed to शूद्र (śūdra)) (late RV., AV., VS., MBh., Yājñ., Pañcat. etc.)
   5. a master, an owner (L.)
   6. a friend (L.)
   7. a Vaishya (L.)
3. (from developments in Buddhist/Pali usage)
   1. Buddha
   2. (Buddhism) a man who has thought on the four chief truths of Buddhism and lives accordingly, a Buddhist priest (Pali ayya, or ariya)
4. (proper noun) a son of Manu Sāvarṇa (Hariv.)

• आर्यदेव (āryadeva)
• आर्यमर्ग् (āryamarg)
• आर्यवंश (āryavaṃśa)

• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀚 (ajja)
  • Marathi: आजा (ājā), आजोबा (ājobā)
  • Konkani: आजो (āzô)
  • → Kannada: ಅಜ್ಜ (ajja)
  • → Malayalam: അച്ഛൻ (acchaṉ)
  • → Tamil: அச்சன் (accaṉ)
• Sauraseni Prakrit:
  • Gujarati: આજો (ājo)
• Pali: ariya
  • → Mon: အရဳ (learned)
• → Assamese: আৰ্য্য (airzo)
• → Bengali: আর্য (arjo)
• → English: Arya
• → Hindi: आर्य (ārya, “Aryan”), हिंद-आर्य (hind-ārya, “Indo-Aryan”)
• → Urdu: آریہ (ārya, “Aryan”)
• → Old Javanese: ārya
  • Javanese: ꦲꦂꦪ (arya), ꦄꦂꦪ (Arya)
  • → Balinese: ᬆᬃᬬ (arya)
• → Punjabi: ਆਰੀਆ (ārīā, “Aryan”)
• → Tamil: ஆரியம் (āriyam)
• → Thai: อารียา (female given name "Ariya")

आर्य • (ā́rya) stem

1. (primary) Indo-Aryan, pertaining to peoples of ancient India who speak आर्य भाषा (ārya bhāṣā)
   1. pertaining to speakers of the language of the Vedas (as opposed to अनार्य (anārya), दस्यु (dasyu), दास (dāsa))
   2. pertaining to inhabitants of the आर्यावर्त (āryāvarta)
   3. pertaining to members of the आर्यवर्ण (āryavarṇa)
   4. pertaining to worshipers of the gods of the Vedas
2. (secondary) self-ascribed qualities of a person who speaks (an) Ārya language
   1. respectable, honourable, faithful
   2. faithful to the religion of his country
   3. behaving like an Āryan, worthy of one, honourable, respectable, noble (R., Mn., Śak. etc.)
   4. of a good family
   5. excellent
   6. wise
   7. suitable

• Monier Williams (1899) “आर्य”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0152.