ARYAN

is a name given ‘to the In do by a European family of languages, to which English belongs. It is a word of Sanskrit origin meaning noble, and was the name artists, whereby the Old Hindus distinguished themselves from the le civilized peoples of India. The early Aryans were probably a community of tribes living in inlané Ru ia. They evolved a primitive vocab first ulary which is the foundation of most 0: estabthe literary languages of Europe, Persia Society and India. The names of the sun, moon, outcome stars, of the simple parts of the body amongst (e.g., head, eye), of the most intimate relationships (e.g., father, mother), and from of the numbers up to ten, being found recogin various forms in most of the In do crafts European languages, probably date from example this early vocabulary. course of and time the Aryan community split up, crafts some going EK. into Persia and India, others W. into Europe, and in their new of homes the various Indo-European languages developed. The following are scient he main groups of Indo poe the Aryan languages: Indian (includi ¢ further Sanskrit, Pali, Hindu stan i, Bengali, an the Gipsy dialect), Iranian - (including to 7° Persian), Keltic (Irish, Gaelic, Manx, Welsh, and Breton), Hellenic (Ancient East and Modern Greek), Italic (Latin, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Proven cal), Slavonic (Ru ian, Polish, Arum Bohemian), Lettic (Old Pru ian, Lithulordsanian), and Teutonic (Old Gothic, German, English, Dutch, Danish, Norse, col Britain, ASAFETIDA, a gum-resin obtain Arundel from root of a plant (Ferula fetide to chiefly growing in eastern Persia an Afghanistan; has an unpleasant ani het characteristic odor; is used as a nervous stimulant, (e.g.) in hysteria, also as stimulant to the respiratory and alimentary tracts.