Aryan
आर्यनnoble, honorable
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Arya
आर्या
noble, honored
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Arya carries the Sanskrit senses ‘noble’ and ‘honourable’. Wiktionary records these alongside the word's historical use as a self-designation among Vedic-speaking peoples. The feminine form āryā supplies the long final vowel of the name. In Buddhist usage, ārya can also refer to a noble person who has understood the four truths. The honorable meaning is a documented sense; it should be distinguished from the word's historical uses for groups of people.
Source: Wiktionary, आर्य. How we use sources.
Spelling and pronunciation
आर्या is read aar-yaa, in two syllables with long vowels. Aarya makes the opening length visible, and Aryaa marks the ending. Keep r and y together rather than reading ah-ree-ah. The masculine आर्य has a different final vowel, although both forms can appear as Arya in Roman letters.
Also spelled Aarya, Aryaa.