maalesef

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish مع‌الاسف‎ (ma'alesef), from Arabic مَعَ الْأَسَف‎ (maʕa al-ʔasaf, literally “with regret”); compare Persian ‎ (ma'-al-asaf, “unfortunately”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mɑːleˈsef]
Hyphenation: ma‧a‧le‧sef

Adverb

maalesef

unfortunately

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