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Arya
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English
Etymology 1
en sa आर्य ā́rya noble, respectable. en Aryan Iran.
Alternative forms
en Ārya
Noun
s
An Indo-Iranian, an Aryan.
en 1868 Mrs. L. Handyside The History of India 5 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. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=g49eAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA5
A follower of Arya Samaj.
An Adherent to Vedism
en 1892 The Imperial and Asiatic Quarterly Review and Oriental and Colonial Record 470 The Brahmos are chiefly in Bengal, the Aryas in the North-West and the Punjab. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=G7QCAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA470
en 1984 Ganga Ram Garg World Perspectives on Swami Dayananda Saraswati Concept Publishing Company 165 Above all, he would not tolerate the abominable injustice of the existence of untouchables, and nobody has been a more ardent champion of their outraged rights. They were admitted to the Arya Samaj on the basis of equality; for the Aryas are not a caste. ‘The Aryas are all men of superior principles; and the Dasyus are they who lead a life of wickedness and sin.’ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Siv6V1VDX-AC&pg=PA165
Proper noun
en male Sanskrit.
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Etymology 2
en sa आर्या, feminine of sa आर्य ā́rya noble, respectable. en Aryan Iran.
Proper noun
en female Sanskrit.
en 1999 Mark Seem Acupuncture Physical Medicine 1891845136 Arya Nielsen, a senior clinical faculty member at our Institute, has also demonstrated this in her excellent work on surface stimulation
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Usage notes
The given name was taken to use in the western world in the 21st century, partly by the book series Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini, and A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin; partly as a variant of the more popular en Aria.
Translations
female given name
Hebrew: he אריה f aryé
Hindi: hi आर्या f
Portuguese: pt Ária f
Russian: ru А́рия f
Sanskrit: sa आर्या f
Turkish: tr Arya f
Anagrams
en aary Raya Yara raya yaar
en Fictional characters A Song of Ice and Fire
Indonesian
Etymology
id jv Arya, from id sa आर्य ā́rya noble; noble one.
Pronunciation
id /ˈarja/
id ar ya
Proper noun
id male Javanese
Noun
id noun
Aryan
Further reading
Javanese
jv:Arya
Etymology
jv kaw ārya honorable, respectable, noble, from jv sa आर्य ā́rya noble; noble one.
Pronunciation
jv /ar.jɔ/
jv jɔ 2
jv ar ya
Proper noun
jv proper noun Carakan spelling ꦄꦂꦪ
jv male
Descendants
id 1 Arya Aryo
Turkish
Proper noun
tr female