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ariyāya

ariya

fem instr sg of ariya (adj); masc dat sg of ariya (adj); fem dat sg of ariya (adj); nt dat sg of ariya (adj); …

1. noble; distinguished; of an awakened being; of the Buddha
2. (abhi) supra-mundane
3. ethically noble person; person of moral integrity
4. awakened being; enlightened one; arahant
5. name of a privately awakened Buddha; lit. noble
6. speaker of an Indo-Aryan language; lit. noble

Etymology. From Indo-European *ar- 'to fit, join, arrange', seen in Sanskrit ārya 'noble, Aryan' and Greek arestós 'pleasing, suitable'. The root sense is 'one who is fit or properly arranged'; applied to the Aryan-speaking peoples and their languages, then to the Buddha and his disciples as those who fit or belong to the noble path.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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