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. The theory of an “Aryan race” appeared in the mid-19th century and remained prevalent until the mid-20th century.

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

In the modern world, the concept of Aryan people has been misappropriated and distorted, particularly during the 19th and 20th centuries. This article aims to clarify the origins and significance of the Aryan people, exploring their contributions to language, culture, and society.

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.

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 ...

In Nazi Germany, the terms Aryan and non-Aryan initially were used to define who belonged to German society and who did not. The word Aryan is an example of how words that originate as terms to describe seemingly neutral concepts can be adapted, manipulated, and radicalized for ideological or sinister purposes.

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.

2025年3月17日 · The term “Aryan” derives from the Indo-Iranian word arya, meaning “noble,” “honorable,” or “respectable.” It appears in ancient texts such as the Rigveda of India and the Avesta of Iran, where early Indo-Iranian peoples used it as a self-designation to emphasize a shared cultural and linguistic heritage.

Indigenous Aryans, also known as the Out of India theory (OIT), is the idea that the Aryans are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent, and that the Indo-European languages radiated out from a homeland in India into their present locations.

The Aryan race is a pseudoscientific historical race concept that emerged in the late-19th century to describe people who descend from the Proto-Indo-Europeans as a racial grouping. [1][2] The terminology derives from the historical usage of Aryan, used by modern Indo-Iranians as an epithet of "noble".