Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aryan

/ˈæɹiən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.21 in modern English

Syllables
aryan
IPA
/ˈæɹiən/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In reference to a pseudoscientific historical race theory:

American usage; Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

Originally from Sanskrit आर्य (ā́rya, “noble; noble one”) and + -n. The Sanskrit word is an autonym originally from Proto-Indo-Iranian *áryas (see there for more). Borrowed into English in the 19th century, at first as a term for the Indo-Iranian languages, and later partly extended to the Indo-European languages and peoples following a theory by Friedrich Schlegel that connected the Indo-Iranian words arya/ā́rya with German Ehre (“honor”) and some older Germanic names, thus assuming that it was the original Indo-European autonym meaning "the honorable people". The original meaning of the Indo-Iranian autonym and its possible Indo-European origin/cognates are disputed (see the Wikipedia article for further details). The same Proto-Indo-Iranian root is the ultimate source of the country name Iran. Also the doublet of Arya.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈæɹiən/
  • British English: /ˈɛəɹi.ən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Aryans (plural) Arian (alternative) more Aryan (comparative) most Aryan (superlative)

Derived Forms

Phrases

Synonyms

Homonyms

Arian Arean Arrian (one pronunciation) Arion

Antonyms

non-Aryan

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce aryan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæɹiən/.
What does aryan mean?
In reference to a pseudoscientific historical race theory:
Where does aryan come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

How to pronounce aryan

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