আর্য

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आर्य (ārya), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Áryas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Áryas (“Aryan”).

Old Indic ā́rya (with long a, vṛddhi-formed Sanskrit ā́rya-) is a cognate of Proto-Iranian *Áryah (with short a), Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀 (aⁱriia) and Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹 (a-r-i-y /⁠Ariya⁠/). The term was used as a self-designator by both Indians and Iranians.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /aɾd͡ʒo/, [ˈaɾd͡ʒoˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /aɹdʑo/, [ˈaɹdʑoˑ]

Noun

আর্য • (arjo)

1. Aryan

   Antonym: অনার্য (onarjo)

Adjective

আর্য • (arjo) (comparative আরও আর্য, superlative সবচেয়ে আর্য)

1. civilized, cultured; respectable

   Synonym: সভ্য (śobbho)

   Antonym: অনার্য (onarjo)

Proper noun

আর্য • (arjo)

1. a surname from Sanskrit, equivalent to English Arya