Meaning of Arya | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative spelling of Arya (“Indo-Iranian, Aryan”).
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2. An Indo-Iranian, an Aryan.
3. A male given name from Sanskrit.
4. A female given name from Sanskrit.
5. the sage, sacred one, holy one, noble one.
6. A follower of Arya Samaj.
7. A surname.

Equivalents

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.”

“The Brahmos are chiefly in Bengal, the Aryas in the North-West and the Punjab.”

“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 a 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.’”

“Arya Nielsen, a senior clinical faculty member at our Institute, has also demonstrated this in her excellent work on surface stimulation […]”

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:Arya.”

“The cultural role of horses—racehorses and warhorses—was obviously central to the Āryas and, as a result, so was their poetic role.”

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