आर्य

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आर्य (ārya).

Noun

आर्य • (ārya) m (Urdu spelling آریہ)

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

Adjective

आर्य • (ārya) (Urdu spelling آریہ)

1. Aryan

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Sanskrit

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑ́ːɾ.jɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːɾ.jɐ/

Noun

आर्य • (ā́rya) stem, m

1. a Caucasoid
2. (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.)
3. (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.)
4. (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))
5. (proper noun) a son of Manu Sāvarṇa (Hariv.)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of आर्य
Nom. sg.	आर्यः (āryaḥ)
Gen. sg.	आर्यस्य (āryasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	आर्यः (āryaḥ)	आर्यौ (āryau)	आर्याः (āryāḥ)
Vocative	आर्य (ārya)	आर्यौ (āryau)	आर्याः (āryāḥ)
Accusative	आर्यम् (āryam)	आर्यौ (āryau)	आर्यान् (āryān)
Instrumental	आर्येण (āryeṇa)	आर्याभ्याम् (āryābhyām)	आर्यैः (āryaiḥ)
Dative	आर्याय (āryāya)	आर्याभ्याम् (āryābhyām)	आर्येभ्यः (āryebhyaḥ)
Ablative	आर्यात् (āryāt)	आर्याभ्याम् (āryābhyām)	आर्येभ्यः (āryebhyaḥ)
Genitive	आर्यस्य (āryasya)	आर्ययोः (āryayoḥ)	आर्याणाम् (āryāṇām)
Locative	आर्ये (ārye)	आर्ययोः (āryayoḥ)	आर्येषु (āryeṣu)

Descendants

• • Gujarati: આજો (ājo)
• → Assamese: আৰ্য্য (airzo)
  • Bengali: আর্য (arjo)
• , हिंद-आर्य (hind-ārya, “Indo-Aryan”)

Adjective

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

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of आर्य
Nom. sg.	आर्यः (āryaḥ)
Gen. sg.	आर्यस्य (āryasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	आर्यः (āryaḥ)	आर्यौ (āryau)	आर्याः (āryāḥ)
Vocative	आर्य (ārya)	आर्यौ (āryau)	आर्याः (āryāḥ)
Accusative	आर्यम् (āryam)	आर्यौ (āryau)	आर्यान् (āryān)
Instrumental	आर्येण (āryeṇa)	आर्याभ्याम् (āryābhyām)	आर्यैः (āryaiḥ)
Dative	आर्याय (āryāya)	आर्याभ्याम् (āryābhyām)	आर्येभ्यः (āryebhyaḥ)
Ablative	आर्यात् (āryāt)	आर्याभ्याम् (āryābhyām)	आर्येभ्यः (āryebhyaḥ)
Genitive	आर्यस्य (āryasya)	आर्ययोः (āryayoḥ)	आर्याणाम् (āryāṇām)
Locative	आर्ये (ārye)	आर्ययोः (āryayoḥ)	आर्येषु (āryeṣu)

Feminine ā-stem declension of आर्या
Nom. sg.	आर्या (āryā)
Gen. sg.	आर्यायाः (āryāyāḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	आर्या (āryā)	आर्ये (ārye)	आर्याः (āryāḥ)
Vocative	आर्ये (ārye)	आर्ये (ārye)	आर्याः (āryāḥ)
Accusative	आर्याम् (āryām)	आर्ये (ārye)	आर्याः (āryāḥ)
Instrumental	आर्यया (āryayā)	आर्याभ्याम् (āryābhyām)	आर्याभिः (āryābhiḥ)
Dative	आर्यायै (āryāyai)	आर्याभ्याम् (āryābhyām)	आर्याभ्यः (āryābhyaḥ)
Ablative	आर्यायाः (āryāyāḥ)	आर्याभ्याम् (āryābhyām)	आर्याभ्यः (āryābhyaḥ)
Genitive	आर्यायाः (āryāyāḥ)	आर्ययोः (āryayoḥ)	आर्याणाम् (āryāṇām)
Locative	आर्यायाम् (āryāyām)	आर्ययोः (āryayoḥ)	आर्यासु (āryāsu)

Neuter a-stem declension of आर्य
Nom. sg.	आर्यम् (āryam)
Gen. sg.	आर्यस्य (āryasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	आर्यम् (āryam)	आर्ये (ārye)	आर्याणि (āryāṇi)
Vocative	आर्य (ārya)	आर्ये (ārye)	आर्याणि (āryāṇi)
Accusative	आर्यम् (āryam)	आर्ये (ārye)	आर्याणि (āryāṇi)
Instrumental	आर्येण (āryeṇa)	आर्याभ्याम् (āryābhyām)	आर्यैः (āryaiḥ)
Dative	आर्याय (āryāya)	आर्याभ्याम् (āryābhyām)	आर्येभ्यः (āryebhyaḥ)
Ablative	आर्यात् (āryāt)	आर्याभ्याम् (āryābhyām)	आर्येभ्यः (āryebhyaḥ)
Genitive	आर्यस्य (āryasya)	आर्ययोः (āryayoḥ)	आर्याणाम् (āryāṇām)
Locative	आर्ये (ārye)	आर्ययोः (āryayoḥ)	आर्येषु (āryeṣu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “आर्य”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0152.