noble; Ārya(n): the designation which the IE tribes, who invaded India in the second millennium B.C. creating the Vedic civilization, used for themselves and which was once so used also by other IE nations (cf. Iran and Eire). It is often used...

Ārya is an Ancient [[Persian]], (آریا) [[Sanskrit,]] (आर्य) and Avestan word used by Hindus, Jains, Zoroastrians, and Buddhists. It has a variety of positive meanings, usually in spiritual contexts. It is not to be confused with the derived...