आर्य

Borrowed from Sanskrit आर्य (ārya).

आर्य • (ārya) m (Urdu spelling آریہ‎)

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

आर्य • (ārya) (Urdu spelling آریہ‎)

1. Aryan

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *áryas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *áryas.

Old Indic ā́rya (with long a, vṛddhi-formed Sanskrit ā́rya-) is a cognate of Proto-Iranian *áryah (with short a, Avestan airya/airiia- and Old Persian ariya-). The term was used as a self-designator by both Indians and Iranians.

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑ́ːɽ.jɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːɽ.jɐ/

आर्य • (ā́rya) m

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 अय्यो (ayyo), or अरियो (ariyo))
4. (proper noun) a son of Manu Sāvarṇa (Hariv.)

आर्य • (ā́rya)

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 458052227, page 0152.