Arya
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An Indo-Iranian, an Aryan.
"The Aryas gradually spread themselves over the plain of the Ganges. After a time, the whole country between the Himalayas and the Vindhya Mountains was called Aryavarta, the abode of the Aryas."
- 2 A follower of Arya Samaj.
"The Brahmos are chiefly in Bengal, the Aryas in the North-West and the Punjab."
- 1 A male given name from Sanskrit.
- 2 A female given name from Sanskrit.
"Arya Nielsen, a senior clinical faculty member at our Institute, has also demonstrated this in her excellent work on surface stimulation […]"
- 3 A surname.
- 4 A surname.
"For quotations using this term, see Citations:Arya."
Example
More examples"The Aryas gradually spread themselves over the plain of the Ganges. After a time, the whole country between the Himalayas and the Vindhya Mountains was called Aryavarta, the abode of the Aryas."
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit आर्य (ā́rya, “noble, respectable”).
Borrowed from Sanskrit आर्या (āryā), feminine of आर्य (ā́rya, “noble, respectable”).
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