Aryan

[Sarah]

Of or pertaining to the people called Aryans; Indo-European;Indo-Germanic; as, the Aryan stock, the Aryan languages.

[Sarah]

The ancient spelling of the word Iranian.
literary means noble in old Persian and Sanskrit. noble also literary means a free wo/man in Persian (kind of a more spiritual freedom than material).
historical note:
The term Aryan was stolen by German philosophers in 18 century since the linguistics discovered some similarities between Indo-Iranian languages and European languages. They used to have a common language so they must have had common ancestors. so If Iranians call themselves Aryan so we should do that too!

[Sarah]

The word Aryan is a well known surname used by Iranians and also first names for both sexes. The inhabitants of Iran believe that they are Aryans and the name of the country Iran means The Land of the Aryans. Also Afghanistan used to be called Aryana. The term Aryan is also used by other nationalities to show their ancestry/heritage.
The land of the Aryans has been attacked and is today occupied by none Iranians who preach hate and since 1979 occupation have tried to force foreign ideology and practices.
The Shah of Iran was given the name Aryameher, which means The Light of the Aryans (due to his work rebuilding the country). The rulers since the overthrow of the monarchy have all been none Aryans (Iranian) and have openly associated themselves with the Arabs (Semitic).

[Sarah]

An ancient race that still exists today in [Iran].
The Aryans are not from Germany as many may think, as Germany only started calling themselves Aryan in the late 19th century.

[Sarah]

The noble race that created the Persian Empire.

[Sarah]

1. (most common usage) The supposed white master race. This recent mutilation of the meaning of Aryan was first caused by anti-Semitism (prejudice against Jews or [Judaism]). Some early Christian scholars made up the idea of an Aryan race (no evidence, just theories based on their own prejudices) as a means of separating themselves from their Jewish heritage ([Christianity] began as an extremist Jewish sect). They wanted to believe that they descended from different people than the Jews because of differing religious beliefs (ignoring that fact the old testament of the Christian bible is really just an idealized translation of the Torah, or Jewish Hebrew bible).

This idea of an Aryan race was strongly embraced by Germans as [nationalism] united the many weak and divided states into a single German nation (during the 19th century). We all know were things went from there (during the early 20th century), with Adolf Hitler using this German superiority complex to assist in gaining power and then blaming all of Germany's problems on non Aryans. Many hundreds of thousands of people have suffered from this fallacy. There is no such thing as an Aryan race. The idea that Aryans where outsiders who came into India to conquer the natives is also unproven. People just believed this because of wishful thinking and not proof. This [ pompous] eventually led to widespread false use of Aryan by Nazis and other racists as the supposed white master race (this racism needs to stop).

2. Many religions (including Zoroastrians, Buddhists, Jains, and Hindus) use Aryan as a title for a person who is noble and/or spiritual. In Buddhist teachings for instance, someone can be Aryan, no matter what race they are, by being noble, good natured, righteous in behavior, etc... Likewise Aryan status is lost by not living up to this code of conduct.

3. (obsolete) Aryan was once used to refer to the people (not race) who spoke the original Indo-Europe language/s, but that term has been replaced by PIEs, or Proto-Indo-Europeans.

[Sarah]

In the ancient Indian Mahabharata, a large epic Saga written by the Rishi Veda Vyasa, and in the earlier Ramayana written by Sage Valmiki, the right behaviour and moral conduct of the Aryan is explained in great detail. It is here that we gain a real understanding of what the word Arya really meant - nobility in its purest form. From these two epics held in high reverance by the millions of Indians, we can understand the high moral code and chivalrous noble behaviour of the Aryan - how he never raised a hand against the unarmed, how he never hit below the belt, how he protected women and children, how he never fought at night, how he never pursued a fleeing foe, how he respected his parents and cared for them, how he respected ALL righteous people, how he protected the weak - the one who came to him for protection, the Sharanagat ie. the one who askes for protection, how he respected and worshipped the elements of God such as the earth, the sky, the wind and the ocean, how he lived his life according to Dharma - the high code of morality or righteousness, akin to the Iranian Ashoi. Indeed in India, the word Aryan is still synonymous with nobility and tolerance - as indeed it should be.

[Sarah]

HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHITE PEOPLE. Hitler bastardized this word. White supremists who call themselves aryan are all a bunch of uneducated, brainwashed, idiots.

[Sarah]

Just rebutting Disco Stu here, the Aryans were originally persian.
They invaded India a few times in the last few thousands of years.
Very little amount of Indians are actually Aryan, the ones that are tend to live in northern India.
Aryans spoke an Indo-European language that is now known as Persian(Farsi).

[Sarah]

A fun energetic guy, this guy just oozes charisma. Cuddly like a teddy bear but strong like a man, he is loveable, caring, but also tough and protective. He is good looking, polite, and just all round plain awesome. You want to be like this guy, he's just too good to be true. A true legend.