ariya

See also: Ariya

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀅𑀭𑀺𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• अरिय (Devanagari script)
• অরিয (Bengali script)
• අරිය (Sinhalese script)
• အရိယ or ဢရိယ (Burmese script)
• อริย or อะริยะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᩁᩥᨿ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຣິຍ or ອະຣິຍະ or ອະຣິຢະ (Lao script)
• អរិយ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄢𑄨𑄠 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit आर्य (ārya).

Noun

ariya m

1. a noble man; one who has attained higher knowledge.

Declension

Declension table of "ariya" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ariyo	ariyā
Accusative (second)	ariyaṃ	ariye
Instrumental (third)	ariyena	ariyehi or ariyebhi
Dative (fourth)	ariyassa or ariyāya or ariyatthaṃ	ariyānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	ariyasmā or ariyamhā or ariyā	ariyehi or ariyebhi
Genitive (sixth)	ariyassa	ariyānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	ariyasmiṃ or ariyamhi or ariye	ariyesu
Vocative (calling)	ariya	ariyā

Descendants

• → Mon: အရဳ (learned)

Adjective

ariya

1. noble, distinguished
2. Aryan

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• àríá

Etymology

Perhaps from à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ rí (“to see”) +‎ yá (“to be excited, to be ready”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.ɾí.já/

Noun

àríyá

1. joy, merriment, party, festival

   Synonym: fàájì