# आर्य
## Hindi
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आर्य (ārya).

### Pronunciation

* (Delhi) IPA: /ɑːɾ.jᵊ/, [äːɾ.jᵊ]

### Noun

आर्य • (ārya) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling آریہ)
* an Aryan (a speaker of an Indic language; an inhabitant of North India)

#### Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

### Adjective

आर्य • (ārya) (indeclinable)
* Aryan

## Sanskrit
### Alternative scripts

* আৰ্য (Assamese script)
* ᬆᬃᬬ (Balinese script)
* আর্য (Bengali script)
* 𑰁𑰨𑰿𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
* 𑀆𑀭𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
* အာရျ (Burmese script)
* આર્ય (Gujarati script)
* ਆਰ੍ਯ (Gurmukhi script)
* 𑌆𑌰𑍍𑌯 (Grantha script)
* ꦄꦴꦫꦾ (Javanese script)
* 𑂄𑂩𑂹𑂨 (Kaithi script)
* ಆರ್ಯ (Kannada script)
* អាយ៌ (Khmer script)
* ອາຣ຺ຍ (Lao script)
* ആര്യ (Malayalam script)
* ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
* 𑘁𑘨𑘿𑘧 (Modi script)
* ᠠᢗᠷᠶ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
* 𑦡𑧈𑧠𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
* 𑐁𑐬𑑂𑐫 (Newa script)
* ଆର୍ଯ (Odia script)
* ꢃꢬ꣄ꢫ (Saurashtra script)
* 𑆄𑆫𑇀𑆪 (Sharada script)
* 𑖁𑖨𑖿𑖧 (Siddham script)
* ආර්‍ය (Sinhalese script)
* 𑩐𑩛𑩼 𑪙𑩻 (Soyombo script)
* 𑚁𑚤𑚶𑚣 (Takri script)
* ஆர்ய (Tamil script)
* ఆర్య (Telugu script)
* อารฺย (Thai script)
* ཨཱ་རྱ (Tibetan script)
* 𑒂𑒩𑓂𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
* 𑨀𑨊𑨫𑩇𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

### Etymology

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 (a$^i$riia) and Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹 (a-r-i-y /⁠Ariya⁠/). The term was used as a self-designator by both Indians and Iranians.

### Pronunciation

* (Vedic) IPA: /ɑ́ː.ɾi.jɐ/, /ɑ́ːɾ.jɐ/
* (Classical Sanskrit) IPA: /ˈɑːɾ.jɐ/

### Noun

आर्य • (ā́rya) stem, m (metrical Vedic ā́riya)
* (primary) an Indo-Aryan, i.e. an Ārya, a self-designator of the peoples of Ancient India who speak आर्य भाषा (ārya bhāṣā)
** a speaker of the language of the Vedas (as opposed to अनार्य (anārya), दस्यु (dasyu), दास (dāsa))
** an inhabitant of the आर्यावर्त (āryāvarta)
** a member of the आर्यवर्ण (āryavarṇa)
** one who is favourable to the Āryan people/cause (RV. etc.)
* (secondary) a person having the self-ascribed qualities of a speaker of Ārya language
** a respectable, honourable, faithful man
** one who is faithful to the religion of his country
** a man highly esteemed, a respectable, honourable man (Pañcat., Śak. etc.)
** in later times name of the first three castes, compare ārya.varna (opposed to शूद्र (śūdra)) (late RV., AV., VS., MBh., Yājñ., Pañcat. etc.)
** a master, an owner (L.)
** a friend (L.)
** a Vaishya (L.)
* (from developments in Buddhist/Pali usage)
** Buddha
** (Buddhism) a man who has thought on the four chief truths of Buddhism and lives accordingly, a Buddhist priest (Pali ayya, or ariya)
* (proper noun) a son of Manu Sāvarṇa (Hariv.)

#### Derived terms

* आर्यदेव (āryadeva)
* आर्यमर्ग् (āryamarg)
* आर्यवंश (āryavaṃśa)

#### Descendants

* Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀚 (ajja)
** Marathi: आजा (ājā), आजोबा (ājobā)
** Konkani: आजो (āzô)
** → Kannada: ಅಜ್ಜ (ajja)
** → Malayalam: അച്ഛൻ (acchaṉ)
** → Tamil: அச்சன் (accaṉ)
* Sauraseni Prakrit:
** Gujarati: આજો (ājo)
* Pali: ariya
** Mon: အရဳ (ʼarī)
* → Assamese: আৰ্য্য (airzo)
* → Bengali: আর্য (arjo), আর্যু (arju)
* → English: Arya
* → Hindi: आर्य (ārya, “Aryan”), हिंद-आर्य (hind-ārya, “Indo-Aryan”)
* → Urdu: آریہ (ārya, “Aryan”)
* → Old Javanese: ārya
** Javanese: ꦲꦂꦪ (arya), ꦄꦂꦪ (Arya)
** → Balinese: ᬆᬃᬬ (arya)
* → Punjabi: ਆਰੀਆ (ārīā, “Aryan”)
* → Tamil: ஆரியம் (āriyam)
* → Thai: อารียา (female given name "Ariya")

### Adjective

आर्य • (ā́rya) stem
* (primary) Indo-Aryan, pertaining to peoples of ancient India who speak आर्य भाषा (ārya bhāṣā)
** pertaining to speakers of the language of the Vedas (as opposed to अनार्य (anārya), दस्यु (dasyu), दास (dāsa))
** pertaining to inhabitants of the आर्यावर्त (āryāvarta)
** pertaining to members of the आर्यवर्ण (āryavarṇa)
** pertaining to worshipers of the gods of the Vedas
* (secondary) self-ascribed qualities of a person who speaks (an) Ārya language
** respectable, honourable, faithful
** faithful to the religion of his country
** behaving like an Āryan, worthy of one, honourable, respectable, noble (R., Mn., Śak. etc.)
** of a good family
** excellent
** wise
** suitable

#### Declension
### References

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