Rrethuar

Rrethuar is an Albanian term meaning "surrounded." It functions as the past participle of the verb rreth (to surround) and is used as a predicate adjective or a modifier to indicate that something is encircled or enclosed by a boundary, force, or surrounding environment. The form is built from rreth with the suffix -uar, producing a passive participle that can describe a state or condition.

In usage, rrethuar appears in both literal and figurative contexts. It can describe physical enclosures, such as towns, fortifications, or natural features, as in: Qyteti është rrethuar nga muret e lashta. It can also occur in attributive constructions: një zonë rrethuar nga qindra male. Grammatically, it can function with auxiliary verbs to express different tenses or moods, and it may serve as a descriptive complement after a linking verb.

Semantically, rrethuar conveys a sense of being enclosed, hemmed in, or encompassed by something else—whether by walls, by geographical features, or by surrounding circumstances. Related terms include rreth (around), rrethim (the act or condition of surrounding, siege), and i rrethuar (the form used with gendered agreement when modifying a noun). While primarily a factual descriptor, it can carry nuance of containment or encirclement in both everyday and literary Albanian.

See also: rreth, rrethim, i rrethuar.