Aryan (/ ˈ ɛər i ə n /), or Arya (borrowed from Sanskrit ārya), [1] is a term originating from the ethno-cultural self-designation of the Indo-Iranians, and later Iranians and Indo-Aryans. [2] [3] It stood in contrast to nearby outsiders, whom they designated as non-Aryan (*an-āryā). [4]

2025年1月16日 · Aryan, name originally given to a people who were said to speak an archaic Indo-European language and who were thought to have settled in prehistoric times in ancient Iran and the northern Indian subcontinent.

Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party adapted, manipulated, and radicalized the unfounded belief in the existence of an "Aryan race." Learn about the term Aryan.

Aryanism, is an ideology of German racial supremacy which views the supposed Aryan race as a distinct and superior racial group which is entitled to rule the rest of humanity. Initially promoted by racial theorists such as Arthur de Gobineau and Houston Stewart Chamberlain, Aryanism reached its peak of influence in Nazi Germany.

2024年1月28日 · Tracing back to ancient times, the identity and origins of the original Aryans hold an invaluable key to understanding early Indo-Iranian society and its cultural practices. The concept of Aryans was not a modern construct; instead, it finds its roots in historical accounts.

2020年10月8日 · Aryan is a designation originally meaning “civilized”, “noble”, or “free” without reference to any ethnicity. It was first applied as a self-identifying term by a migratory group of people from Central Asia later known as Indo-Iranians (who settled on the Iranian Plateau) and, later, applied to Indo-Aryans (who traveled south to ...

Aryan is the name that an ancient people speaking Indo-Iranian languages gave to themselves. Descendants of the Aryans include speakers of Sanskrit and Avestan which are related to the Indo-European languages .

2011年8月16日 · Definition of the term “Aryan.” The name “Aryan” (OInd. āˊrya -, Ir. * arya - [with short a -], in Old Pers. ariya -, Av. airiia -, etc.) is the self designation of the peoples of Ancient India and Ancient Iran who spoke Aryan languages, in contrast to the “non-Aryan” peoples of those “Aryan” countries (cf. OInd. an-āˊrya ...

The meaning of ARYAN is indo-european. indo-european; of or relating to a hypothetical ethnic type illustrated by or descended from early speakers of Indo-European languages; nordic… See the full definition

2023年11月19日 · The word "Aryan" initially referred to an ancient language whose speakers are believed to have influenced languages across the Indian subcontinent. It wasn't until the late 19th and early 20th centuries that it was erroneously equated with Germanic or Nordic peoples.