آریا

Persian

Dari	آریا
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ориё

Etymology

Borrowed from English Aryan or French aryen, ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Áryas (see for more information). Compare Urdu آریہ (ārya, “Aryan”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.ɾi.jɑː.~ɑː.ɾiːɑː.~ɑːɾ.jɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.ɾi.jɑː.~ɑː.ɾiːɑː.~ɑːɾ.jɑː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.ɾi.jɑː.~ɑː.ɾiːɑː.~ɑːɾ.jɑː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.ɾi.jɑː.~ɑː.ɾiːɑː.~ɑːɾ.jɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.ɾi.jɔː.~ɔː.ɾiɔː.~ɔːɾ.jɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒː.ɹi.jɒː.~ɒː.ɹiːɒː.~ɒːɹ.jɒː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔ.ɾi.jɔ.~ɔ.ɾiɔ.~ɔɾ.jɔ]

Readings
Classical reading?	āriyā~ārīā~āryā
Dari reading?	āriyā~ārīā~āryā
Iranian reading?	âriyâ~âriâ~âryâ
Tajik reading?	oriyo~orio~oryo

Adjective

آریا • (âriyâ)

1. Aryan

Noun

آریا • (âriyâ) (plural آریاها (âriyâ-hâ) or آریایان (âriyâyân))

1. Aryan

Related terms

• ایرمان (êrmân, irmân, “friend, fellow tribesman”)
• ایران‌ویج (êrânvej, irân-vij, “Realm of Aryans, Airyanem Vaejah”)
• ایران (irân)