Ariyaṁ

adjective noun

1. (racial) Aryan DN.ii.87.
2. (social) noble, distinguished, of high birth.
3. (ethical) in accord with the customs and ideals of the Aryan clans, held in esteem by Aryans, generally approved Hence: right, good, ideal.

[The early Buddhists had no such ideas as we cover with the words Buddhist and Indian. Ariya does not exactly mean either. But it often comes very near to what they would have considered the best in each.]

■ (adj.): DN.i.70 = (˚ena sīlakkhandhena samannāgata fitted out with our standard morality); DN.iii.64 (cakkavatti-vatta), DN.iii.246 (diṭṭhi); MN.i.139 (pannaddhaja), MN.ii.103 (ariyāya jātiyā jāto, become of the Aryan lineage) SN.ii.273 (tuṇhībhāva); SN.iv.250 (vaddhi), SN.iv.287 (dhamma), SN.v.82 (bojjhangā), SN.iv.166 (satipaṭṭhānā), SN.iv.222 (vimutti), SN.iv.228 (ñāṇa), SN.iv.255 (iddhipādā), SN.iv.421 (maggo), SN.iv.435 (saccāni), SN.iv.467 (paññā-cakkhu); AN.i.71 (parisā); AN.ii.36 (ñāya); AN.iii.451 (ñāṇa), AN.iv.153 (tuṇhībhāva); AN.v.206 (sīlakkhandha); Iti.35 (paññā), Iti.47 (bhikkhu sammaddaso); Snp.177 (patha = aṭṭhangiko maggo Snp-a.216); Dhp.236 (bhūmi), Dhp.270; Pts.ii.212 (iddhi) -alamariya fully or thoroughly good DN.i.163 = DN.iii.82; AN.iv.363; nâlamariya not at all good, object, ignoble ibid
■ (m.) Vin.i.197 (na ramati pāpe); DN.i.37 = (yaṃ taṃ ariyā ācikkhanti upekkhako satimā etc.: see 3^rd. jhāna), DN.i.245; DN.iii.111 (˚ānaṃ anupavādaka one who defames the noble); MN.i.17, MN.i.280 (sottiyo ariyo arahaṃ); SN.i.225 (˚ānaṃ upavādaka); SN.ii.123 (id.); SN.iv.53 (˚assa vinayo), SN.iv.95 (id.) AN.i.256 (˚ānaṃ upavādaka); AN.iii.19, AN.iii.252 (id.); AN.iv.145 (dele see arīhatatta); AN.v.68, AN.v.145 sq., AN.v.200, AN.v.317; Iti.21, Iti.108; Dhp.22, Dhp.164, Dhp.207; Ja.iii.354 = Mil.230; MN.i.7, MN.i.35 (ariyānaṃ adassāvin: “not recognising the Noble Ones” Pv-a.26, Pv-a.146; Dhp-a.ii.99; Sdhp.444 (˚ānaṃ vaṃsa). anariya (adj. & n.); not Ariyan, ignoble, undignified, low common, uncultured AN.i.81; Snp.664 (= asappurisa Snp-a.479

in anāriya at Snp.815 is metric for anariya (q.v.).