Etymology

Arya

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Today it means: An Indo-Iranian, an Aryan. Full definition →

Sanskrit आर्य
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Arya · noun, proper noun1

  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromआर्य“noble, respectable”
  2. English todayArya

Borrowed from Sanskrit आर्य (ā́rya, “noble, respectable”). Doublet of Aryan and Iran.

Arya · proper noun2

  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromआर्या
  2. English todayArya

Borrowed from Sanskrit आर्या (āryā), feminine of आर्य (ā́rya, “noble, respectable”). Doublet of Aryan and Iran.

Words from the same roots

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Aryanacharya

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