Urdu

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आर्यावर्त (āryāvarta, Aryavarta, literally land of the Aryans). Compare Persian ایران‌ویج (ērānwēj).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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آرْیَہ وَرْت (ārya vartm (Hindi spelling आर्यावर्त)

  1. Aryavarta, literally "land of the Aryans", corresponding to the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent

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