. "\"Aryan\" (/\u02C8\u025B\u0259ri\u0259n, \u02C8\u025B\u0259rj\u0259n, \u02C8\u00E6r-/) is a loanword derived from the Sanskrit \u0101rya ('noble'). The term \u0101rya was used as an ethnic self-designation by the Indo-Iranian speaking tribes in the ancient times."@en . .