Aryan Definition

ârē-ən, ăr-
noun
Indo-Iranian.
American Heritage
The hypothetical parent language of the Indo-European family.
Webster's New World
A member of the people who spoke the parent language of the Indo-European languages. No longer in technical use.
American Heritage
A person belonging to, or supposed to be a descendant of, the prehistoric peoples that spoke this language.
Webster's New World
A member of any people speaking an Indo-European language. No longer in technical use.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
adjective
Designating or of the Indo-European language family.
Webster's New World

Indo-Iranian.

Webster's New World
Of the Aryans.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Aryan

Noun

Singular:
Aryan
Plural:
aryans

Origin of Aryan

  • From Sanskrit ārya- compatriot, ethnic self-designation of the Indo-Iranians of ancient India

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Aryan Sentence Examples

  • Previous to this the Aryan settlements, along the three routes they followed in their penetration into India, had remained isolated, independent and small communities.

  • Various unsuccessful attempts have been made to prove the language Aryan in its origin.

  • The Aryan tribes in the Veda are acquainted with most of the metals.

  • But he is there as the companion and friend of man, which is Aryan and not Semitic. So alien indeed is this from the Semitic mind that in the Aramaic and Hebrew versions the dog does not appear.

  • The transition, moreover, to settled life and agriculture belongs to the Aryan period; and to it may be traced the peculiar sancitity of the cow in India and Persia.

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