Definition
A unit of land area used in some parts of Africa and India, equivalent to approximately one acre.
Etymology
From Hindi 'ārhī' or similar regional variants in Indian subcontinent languages. Colonial British administration recorded this traditional land measurement unit when cataloging territorial systems.
Kelly Says
Understanding traditional land measurements like arri is crucial for historians studying colonial India—it reveals how British mapmakers had to learn dozens of local systems, leading to the eventual standardization we use today.
Translations
BNবাংলা
পৌঁছানো
pou-chon-o
CACatalà
arribada
a-ri-ba-da
CSČeština
příjezd
pri-jez-d
DEDeutsch
Ankunft
an-k-h-n-t
ELΕλληνικά
προσέλευση
pro-se-lef-si
ESEspañol
llegada
le-ga-da
FISuomi
saapuminen
sa-a-pu-mi-nen
FRFrançais
arrivée
a-ri-v-ee
HUMagyar
érkezés
e-r-ke-zes
IDBahasa Indonesia
tiba
ti-ba
ITItaliano
arrivo
a-ri-vo
MSBahasa Melayu
tiba
ti-ba
MYမြန်မာ
ရောက်ရှိ
ya-uk-h-shi
NLNederlands
aankomst
a-n-k-omst
PLPolski
przyjazd
przy-jazzd
PTPortuguês
chegada
che-ga-da
RUРусский
прибытие
pri-by-tie
SVSvenska
ankomst
an-komst
TLTL
pagdating
pa-ga-da-ting
UKУкраїнська
прибуття
pri-but-tya
ZUZU
kulandela
ku-lan-de-la