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 Vulgar Latin *arripāre, derived from Latin ad rīpa (“to shore”). Compare Italian arrivare.[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [aˈrij]

Verb

arrij (first-person singular past tense arrita, participle arritur)

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

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

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