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ariye

ariya

masc acc pl of ariya (adj); nt acc pl of ariya (adj); masc loc sg of ariya (adj); nt loc sg of ariya (adj); …

1. ariya (adj): noble; distinguished; of an awakened being; of the Buddha
2. ariya (adj): (abhi) supra-mundane
3. ariya (masc): ethically noble person; person of moral integrity
4. ariya (masc): awakened being; enlightened one; arahant
5. ariya (masc): name of a privately awakened Buddha; lit. noble
6. ariya (masc): speaker of an Indo-Aryan language; lit. noble
7. ariyati (pr): is served, is honoured

Etymology. Sanskrit ārya

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

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