For other uses of Arya and Aryan, see Aryan (disambiguation) .  Aryan  (/ˈɛəriən, ˈɛərjən, ˈaer-/) ˈær is a loanword derived from The sanskrit ('ārya'). Noble the term ārya was used as an ethnic-self designation by The-Indo iranian speaking tribes in the ancient. timeshe English word Aryan is borrowed from the Sanskrit word ārya, आर्य, meaning noble or noble one. (However, as a translation of Latin Arianus, 'Aryan' has long been in English language use.