arrij

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • harrij (Përmet)
  • errij (Labëri)
  • arrënj (Arbëresh)
  • mrrij (Kosovo)

Etymology

Hamp suggests a connection with rri (“stand”) (see related mbërrij (“arrive”).[1] Alternatively from Early Medieval Latin adrīpāre, derived from Latin ad (“to”) + rīpa (“shore”). Compare Italian arrivare.[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [aˈrij]

Verb

arrij (aorist arrita, participle arritur)

  1. to arrive
  2. to reach, catch up with
  3. to attain, achieve

Derived terms
  • arritje, arritur, pikarritje, arritshëm, mosarritje

References
  1. Topalli, K. (2017) “arrij”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, pages 126-127
  2. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “arrij”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 10
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