متأسف

Arabic

Root
ء س ف (ʔ-s-f)

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of تَأَسَّفَ (taʔassafa)

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /mu.ta.ʔas.sif/

Adjective

مُتَأَسِّف • (mutaʔassif)

  1. sorry
  2. regretful

Declension

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: mütəəssif
  • Persian: متاسف
  • Ottoman Turkish: متأسف

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ء س ف
3 terms

Etymology

From Learned borrowing from Arabic مُتَأَسِّف (mutaʔassif).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mit.ʔas.sef/, [mɪtˈʔas.sɪf]
  • (file)

Participle

متأسّف • (mitʔassef) (feminine متأسفة (mitʔassfe), common plural متأسفين (mitʔassfīn))

  1. active participle of تأسّف (tʔassaf, to be sorry)

Adjective

متأسّف • (mitʔassef) (feminine متأسفة (mitʔassfe))

  1. (formal) sorry
    Synonym: آسف (ʔāsef)

See also

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