आर्य

Etymology
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Noun

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

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

Adjective

 * 1) Aryan

Etymology
From, from.

Old Indic ā́rya (with long a, vṛddhi-formed Sanskrit ā́rya-) is a cognate of 🇨🇬 (with short a, 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬. The term was used as a self-designator by both Indians and Iranians.

Noun
(metrical Vedic ā́riya)


 * 1)  an Indo-Aryan, i.e. an Ārya, a self-designator of the peoples of Ancient India who speak
 * 2) a speaker of the language of the Vedas (as opposed to, , )
 * 3) an inhabitant of the
 * 4) a member of the
 * 5) one who is favourable to the Āryan people/cause ( etc.)
 * 6)  a person having the self-ascribed qualities of a speaker of Ārya language
 * 7) a respectable, honourable, faithful man
 * 8) one who is faithful to the religion of his country
 * 9) a man highly esteemed, a respectable, honourable man (,  etc.)
 * 10) in later times name of the first three castes, compare ārya.varna (opposed to ) (late, , , , ,  etc.)
 * 11) a master, an owner
 * 12) a friend
 * 13) a Vaishya
 * 14) Buddha
 * 15)  a man who has thought on the four chief truths of Buddhism and lives accordingly, a Buddhist priest (Pali, or )
 * 16) (proper noun) a son of Manu Sāvarṇa
 * 1) (proper noun) a son of Manu Sāvarṇa

Adjective

 * 1) (primary) Indo-Aryan, pertaining to peoples of ancient India who speak
 * 2) pertaining to speakers of the language of the Vedas (as opposed to, , )
 * 3) pertaining to inhabitants of the
 * 4) pertaining to members of the
 * 5) pertaining to worshipers of the gods of the Vedas
 * 6) (secondary) self-ascribed qualities of a person who speaks (an) Ārya language
 * 7) respectable, honourable, faithful
 * 8) faithful to the religion of his country
 * 9) behaving like an Āryan, worthy of one, honourable, respectable, noble (,,  etc.)
 * 10) of a good family
 * 11) excellent
 * 12) wise
 * 13) suitable