Aryan ''Aryan'' (), or ''Arya'' (borrowed from Sanskrit ''ārya''), Oxford English Dictionary Online 2024, s.v. ''Aryan'' (adj. & n.); ''Arya'' (n.)''.'' is a term originating from the ethno-cultural self-designation of the Indo-Iranians. It stood ...

was a self-designation by Indo-Iranian people. Aryan or Arya may also refer to:

Ethno-linguistics

Indo-Iranians The Indo-Iranian peoples, also known as Ā́rya or Aryans from their self-designation, were a group of Indo-European speaking peoples who brought the Indo-Iranian languages to parts of Europe, Central Asia, and South Asia in waves from the f ...

, a prehistoric people who spoke Proto-Indo-Iranian language **

Indo-Aryan peoples Indo-Aryan peoples are a diverse collection of peoples predominantly found in South Asia, who (traditionally) speak Indo-Aryan languages. Historically, Aryans were the Indo-Iranian speaking pastoralists who migrated from Central Asia int ...

, people speaking the Indo-Aryan languages ***

List of ancient Indo-Aryan peoples and tribes This is a list of ancient Indo-Aryan peoples and tribes that are mentioned in the literature of Indian religions. From the second or first millennium BCE, Indo-Aryan migrations, ancient Indo-Aryan peoples and tribes turned into most of the p ...

Iranian peoples Iranian peoples, or Iranic peoples, are the collective ethnolinguistic groups who are identified chiefly by their native usage of any of the Iranian languages, which are a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages within the Indo-European langu ...

, people speaking the Iranian languages and historically who spoke the Proto-Iranian language ***

List of ancient Iranian peoples This list of ancient Iranian peoples includes the names of Proto-Indo-Europeans, Indo-European peoples speaking Iranian languages or otherwise considered Iranian ethnically or linguistically in sources from the late 1st millennium BC to the earl ...

Arya (Iran) Arya (, ; , ; , ; , ; , ) was the ethnonym used by Iranians during the early History of Iran. In contrast to cognates of Arya used by the Vedic people and Iranic steppe nomads, the term is commonly translated using the modern ethnonym Iran ...

, self-designation of early Iranians from Greater Iran *** Self-designation of the

Alans The Alans () were an ancient and medieval Iranian peoples, Iranic Eurasian nomads, nomadic pastoral people who migrated to what is today North Caucasus – while some continued on to Europe and later North Africa. They are generally regarded ...

, a group of Iranic nomads from the Eurasian steppe who formed the Alania kingdom *** Self-designation of the Iranians in the

Avesta The Avesta (, Book Pahlavi: (), Persian language, Persian: ()) is the text corpus of Zoroastrian literature, religious literature of Zoroastrianism. All its texts are composed in the Avestan language and written in the Avestan alphabet. Mod ...

*** Self-designation of the Iranians in the

Achaemenid Empire The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenian Empire, also known as the Persian Empire or First Persian Empire (; , , ), was an Iranian peoples, Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid dynasty in 550 BC. Based in modern-day Iran, i ...

*** People from

Ariana In the Greco-Roman world, Ariana was a geographical term referring to a general area of land between Central Asia and the Indus River. Situated far to the east in the Achaemenid Empire, it covered a number of satrapies spanning what is today th ...

, corresponding to Khorasan during the medieval period *** Inhabitants of the

Sasanian Empire The Sasanian Empire (), officially Eranshahr ( , "Empire of the Iranian peoples, Iranians"), was an List of monarchs of Iran, Iranian empire that was founded and ruled by the House of Sasan from 224 to 651. Enduring for over four centuries, th ...

Proto-Indo-Europeans The Proto-Indo-Europeans are a hypothetical prehistoric ethnolinguistic group of Eurasia who spoke Proto-Indo-European (PIE), the reconstructed common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Knowledge of them comes chiefly from t ...

Aryan race The Aryan race is a pseudoscientific historical race concepts, historical race concept that emerged in the late-19th century to describe people who descend from the Proto-Indo-Europeans as a Race (human categorization), racial grouping. The ter ...

(dated), a discredited racial grouping popular in the late 19th to mid-20th centuries in Europe *

Nordic race The Nordic race is an obsolete racial classification of humans based on a now-disproven theory of biological race. It was once considered a race or one of the putative sub-races into which some late-19th to mid-20th century anthropologists di ...

(dated), a racialist concept called "Nordicism" developed by Ariosophy and later adopted by the Nazis * Aryan language (disambiguation) * Aryan languages (disambiguation) * Aryan religion (disambiguation)

People

Arya (name) Arya, also spelled Aarya, Aariya or Ariya ( '; ') is a name of Indo-Iranian origin. It traces back to the ethnonym and endonym Arya, used by the Indo-Iranians to identify themselves. In both Sanskrit and Avestan, Arya refers to those viewed ...

, a Persian and Indian given name (including a list of persons with the name) *

Aryan (name) Aryan also spelled Ariyan, Arian, Aryann, Arian or Aaryan is a given name and surname that is popular in India and Iran. The name Aryan is derived from the Sanskrit (ārya) meaning "noble and educated". In the Anglosphere, the name has negative ...

, a given name and surname that is popular in India and Iran (including a list of persons with the name) *

Gabriel Arya Gabriel Arya (fl. late 7th century), also called Gabriel Qaṭraya, was a biblical exegete who wrote in Syriac. The byname ''Qaṭraya'' indicates that he was a native of Beth Qaṭraye (Qatar). ''Arya'', the Syriac for lion, is probably a nick ...

(7th century AD), Syriac writer from Arabia

Organizations

Arya Samaj Arya Samaj () is a monotheistic Indian Hindu reform movement that promotes values and practices based on the belief in the infallible authority of the Vedas. Dayananda Saraswati founded the samaj in the 1870s. Arya Samaj was the first Hindu ...

, a Hindu reform movement founded by Swami Dayananda *

Aryan Cargo Express Aryan Cargo Express was a cargo airline based in New Delhi, India. It operated a single Airbus A310-300F. Plans for the introduction of an MD-11F did not materialize. In December 2010 the only aircraft of the airline was stored at Mumbai Int ...

, a cargo airline based in India * Arya Vaidya Sala, a healthcare centre located in Kottakkal, India * Aryans College of Law, a law college in Punjab, India * The Aryan School, a co-education school in Dehradun, India *

PCK Aryan Vedic Hindu Aided School Pandit Cashinath Kistoe Aryan Vedic Hindu Aided School is a primary school in Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius. It is more commonly known as P.C.K. Aryan Vedic School or Aryan Vedic School. The institution offers education to children up to the Certific ...

, a primary school in Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius *

Aryan Brotherhood The Aryan Brotherhood (AB or The Brand) is a neo-Nazi prison gang and an organized crime syndicate that is based in the United States and has an estimated 15,000–20,000 members both inside and outside prisons. The Southern Poverty Law Center ...

, a white supremacist street gang and organized crime syndicate in the United States **

Aryan Brotherhood of Texas The Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) is an American white supremacist and Neo-Nazi prison and street gang. According to the Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas is one of the largest and most ...

Universal Aryan Brotherhood The Universal Aryan Brotherhood (UAB), also known as the Universal Family, are an active neo-Nazi white supremacist prison gang in the United States. Primarily based out of Oklahoma, the gang also has members in federal custody, as well as in sev ...

White Aryan Resistance White Aryan Resistance (WAR) is a white supremacist and neo-Nazi organization in the United States which was founded and formerly led by former Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon Tom Metzger. It was based in Warsaw, Indiana, and it was also incorpora ...

, a neo-Nazi white separatist organization **

White Aryan Resistance (Sweden) White Aryan Resistance (, VAM) was a militant neo-Nazi network active in Sweden between 1991 and 1993. Overview The name of the group was derived from the US white supremacist organisation White Aryan Resistance (WAR). According to Stieg Larsson ...

, a militant neo-Nazi network active in Sweden * Aryan Guard, a neo-Nazi group based in Alberta, Canada *

Aryan Nations Aryan Nations is a North American antisemitic, neo-Nazi and white supremacist hate group that was originally based in Kootenai County, Idaho, about miles (4.4 km) north of the city of Hayden Lake. Richard Girnt Butler founded Aryan N ...

, a white supremacist religious organization *

Aryan Circle The Aryan Circle is a white supremacist, Neo-Nazi prison gang spread throughout many U.S. correctional facilities. The Aryan Circle was founded by Mark "Cowboy" Gaspard in 1985 in the Texas Department of Corrections as a splinter group of th ...

, a neo-Nazi prison gang in the United States *

Aryan Strikeforce Aryan Strikeforce (ASF) is a neo-Nazi white supremacist group. Established in the United Kingdom by white supremacist Ian Davison, ASF was estimated to have 350 members online in 2010. It was designated as a terrorist organisation by Canada i ...

, a neo-Nazi white supremacist group * Aryan Freedom Network, an American neo-Nazi group that is based in Texas *

Soldiers of Aryan Culture The Soldiers of Aryan Culture (SAC), sometimes referred to erroneously as Soldiers of the Aryan Culture or Soldiers of an Aryan Culture, is a large white supremacist prison gang in the United States. Initially based in its founding location of ...

, a white supremacist prison gang in the United States *

Aryan Republican Army The Aryan Republican Army (ARA), also dubbed "The Midwest Bank bandits" by the FBI and law-enforcement, was a white nationalist terrorist gang which robbed 22 banks in the Midwest from 1994 to 1996. The bank robberies were spearheaded by Donna L ...

, a white nationalist terrorist gang * Aryan Nations Motorcycle Riders Division, a white supremacist outlaw motorcycle club

Films

* ''

The Aryan ''The Aryan'' is a 1916 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film starring William S. Hart, Gertrude Claire, Charles K. French, Louise Glaum, and Bessie Love. The film was directed primarily by William S. Hart and produced by T ...

'', a 1915 American silent film * ''Aryan'' (1988 film), an Indian Malayalam film * ''

The Aryan Couple ''The Aryan Couple'', released on home video in the U.S. as ''The Couple'', is a 2004 Anglo-American drama film directed by John Daly for Atlantic Film Productions. The film's story line is set in 1944, during World War II, and is about a Jewish H ...

'', a 2004 Anglo-American English film * ''Arya'' (2004 film), an Indian Telugu film ** ''

Arya 2 ''Arya 2'' is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film co-written and directed by Sukumar. Produced by Aditya Babu and B. V. S. N. Prasad under the Aditya Arts banner, the film stars Allu Arjun in the titular role, alongside Navdee ...

'', a 2009 Indian Telugu film * ''Aryan'' (2006 film), an Indian Hindi film * ''Aarya'' (film), a 2007 Indian Tamil film * ''Aryan'' (2014 film), an Indian Kannada film * '' Maharakshak: Aryan'', a 2014 Indian television show * ''Aarya'' (TV series), a 2020 Indian Hindi TV series

Places

* Aryavarta, meaning "land of the Aryans", the historic name of Northern India *

, ancient Greek and Roman term for Persian provinces *

Aria In music, an aria (, ; : , ; ''arias'' in common usage; diminutive form: arietta, ; : ariette; in English simply air (music), air) is a self-contained piece for one voice, with or without instrument (music), instrumental or orchestral accompan ...

, ancient region of the Persian Empire *

Aryan Valley Aryan Valley, historically known as Dah Hanu region, is an area comprising four village clusters — Dah and Hanu in Leh district, and Garkon and Darchik in Kargil district — in Central Ladakh in India. It is inhabited by Brokpa people of Dar ...

, a region in Ladakh, India * Aryan, Afghanistan, a village in northeastern Afghanistan * Aryan, Kurdistan, a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran * Aryan, Razavi Khorasan, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran *

Varian, Iran Varian () is a village in Adaran Rural District of Asara District in Karaj County, Alborz province, Iran. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 238 in 66 households, when it was in Teh ...

, a village in Alborz Province, Iran * Arya (urban-type settlement), a settlement in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia

Other uses

Arya (Buddhism) Arya (Sanskrit: आर्य pronounced ''ārya''; Pāli: ''ariya'') is a term used in Buddhism that can be translated as "noble", "not ordinary", "valuable", "precious", "pure", "rich". Arya in the sense of "noble" or "exalted" is frequently use ...

* ''

Airyanem Vaejah (; ; ; , 'the Arya Expanse') is considered in Zoroastrianism to be the homeland of the early Iranians and the place where Zarathustra received the religion from Ahura Mazda. The Avesta also names it as the first of the "sixteen perfect lan ...

'', mythological homeland of the early Iranians * ''

Aryan Kartli Aryan Kartli or Arian Kartli (meaning "Iranian Kartli"; ka, არიან-ქართლი) was a country claimed by the medieval Georgian chronicle "The Conversion of Kartli" (მოქცევაჲ ქართლისაჲ, ''mokc'eva ...

'', a country claimed by the medieval Georgian chronicle * '' Arya: A Philosophical Review'', a monthly periodical published in India from 1914 to 1921 * '' The Aryan Path'', an Anglo-Indian theosophical journal published in Bombay, India between 1930 and 1960 *

Arya metre ''Āryā metre'' is a metre used in Sanskrit, Prakrit and Marathi verses. A verse in metre is in four metrical lines called ''pāda''s. Unlike the majority of metres employed in classical Sanskrit, the metre is based on the number of s ( morae) ...

, a poetic metre used in Sanskrit and Prakrit verse *

Aryan FC Aryan Football Club (also known as both Aryans and Aryan; formerly Techno Aryan FC for sponsorship reasons) is an Indian professional multi-sports club based in Kolkata, West Bengal, known predominantly for its association football section. The ...

, an Indian football club founded in 1884 * Arya F.C., an Iranian football club *

Aryan Brigade The Aryan Brigade is a group of supervillains in DC Comics. They were also known as the Purifiers of the Aryan Nation. The first version of the Aryan Brigade first appeared in '' Justice League Task Force'' #10 (March 1994) and were created by Mic ...

, a group of supervillains in DC Comics *

Aryanism Aryanism is an ideology of Germans, German racial Supremacism, supremacy which views the supposed Aryan race as a Master race, distinct and superior Race (human categorization), racial group which is entitled to rule the rest of humanity. Initia ...

, an ideology of Aryan racial supremacy **

Aryanization Aryanization () was the Nazi term for the seizure of property from Jews and its transfer to non-Jews, and the forced expulsion of Jews from economic life in Nazi Germany, Axis powers, Axis-aligned states, and their occupied territories. It enta ...

, in Nazism, the expulsion of "non-Aryans" **

Aryan paragraph An Aryan paragraph () was a clause in the statutes of an organisation, corporation, or real estate deed that reserved membership or right of residence solely for members of the "Aryan race" and excluded from such rights any non-Aryans, particula ...

, Nazi discriminatory regulation **

Aryan certificate In Nazi Germany, the Aryan certificate or Aryan passport () was a document which certified that a person was a member of the presumed Aryan race. Beginning in April 1933, it was required from all employees and officials in the public sector, ...

, Nazi-era document which certified one's membership of the alleged "Aryan race" **

Honorary Aryan Honorary Aryan () was a semi-official category and expression used in Nazi Germany and its territories to justify certain individuals who, according to the Nuremberg Laws, were not recognized as belonging to the Aryan race, but who were nonethe ...

, Nazi-era classification of people **

Aryan Games The Aryan Games () were a proposed replacement for the Olympic Games in Nazi Germany. Proposed by Nazi sports organizer Carl Diem and subsequently adopted by Adolf Hitler, these multi-sport games were supposed to be housed permanently in Nuremberg ...

, a proposed replacement for the Olympic Games in Nazi Germany **

Indigenous Aryanism Indigenous Aryanism, also known as the Indigenous Aryans theory (IAT) and the Out of India theory (OIT), is the conviction that the Aryans are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent, and that the Indo-European languages radiated out from a homel ...

, view that the Indo-Aryans are indigenous to India *

Nordic aliens In ufology and the study of alleged Extraterrestrial life, extraterrestrial beings and lifeforms visiting Earth, "Nordics", "Nordic aliens" or "Tall Whites" are among the names given to one of several purported humanoid races hailing from the Pleia ...