আর্য

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Bengali

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आर्य (ārya), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Áryas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Áryas (Aryan).

Old Indic ā́rya (with long a, vṛddhi-formed Sanskrit ā́rya-) is a cognate of Proto-Iranian *Áryah (with short a), Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀 (airiia) and Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹 (a-r-i-y /⁠Ariya⁠/). The term was used as a self-designator by both Indians and Iranians.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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আর্য (arjo)

  1. Aryan
    Antonym: অনার্য (onarjo)

Adjective

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আর্য (arjo) (comparative আরও আর্য, superlative সবচেয়ে আর্য)

  1. civilized, cultured; respectable
    Synonym: সভ্য (śobbho)
    Antonym: অনার্য (onarjo)

Proper noun

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আর্য (arjo)

  1. a surname from Sanskrit, equivalent to English Arya