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Aryan meaning in Sanskrit

आर्य ā́rya

/ˈɛɹi.ən//ˈɛəɹi.ən/

Aryan in Sanskrit: आर्य (ā́rya). In English, Aryan means a person of Caucasian (white / Northern European) ethnicity; A white non-Jew, in the broadest sense, or more narrowly defined as people of Germanic descent.

Sanskrit words for Aryan

an Indo-Iranian
आर्य ā́rya
a member of the supposed Aryan race
आर्य ā́rya
in ethnography, a subdivision of the Caucasian race
आर्य ārya

English meaning of Aryan

  1. noun A person of Caucasian (white / Northern European) ethnicity; A white non-Jew, in the broadest sense, or more narrowly defined as people of Germanic descent.
  2. noun A Caucasian racist, often one who is an Aryan in the first sense.
  3. noun An Indo-European, a Proto-Indo-European.
  4. noun A subdivision of the Caucasian racial and linguistic grouping, when that grouping is defined as consisting of Aryans, Semites, and Hamites.

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Questions about Aryan in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of Aryan in Sanskrit?
Aryan in Sanskrit is आर्य (ā́rya).
Aryan इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Aryan: आर्य (ā́rya).
What does Aryan mean in English?
Aryan means a person of Caucasian (white / Northern European) ethnicity; A white non-Jew, in the broadest sense, or more narrowly defined as people of Germanic descent.

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