متأسف

Arabic

Root
ء س ف (ʔ s f)
6 terms

Etymology

    Derived from the active participle of تَأَسَّفَ (taʔassafa)

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /mu.ta.ʔas.sif/

    Adjective

    مُتَأَسِّف • (mutaʔassif)

    1. sorry
    2. regretful

    Declension

    Declension of adjective مُتَأَسِّف (mutaʔassif)
    singular masculine feminine
    basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    informal مُتَأَسِّف
    mutaʔassif     		الْمُتَأَسِّف
    al-mutaʔassif     		مُتَأَسِّفَة
    mutaʔassifa     		الْمُتَأَسِّفَة
    al-mutaʔassifa
    nominative مُتَأَسِّفٌ
    mutaʔassifun     		الْمُتَأَسِّفُ
    al-mutaʔassifu     		مُتَأَسِّفَةٌ
    mutaʔassifatun     		الْمُتَأَسِّفَةُ
    al-mutaʔassifatu
    accusative مُتَأَسِّفًا
    mutaʔassifan     		الْمُتَأَسِّفَ
    al-mutaʔassifa     		مُتَأَسِّفَةً
    mutaʔassifatan     		الْمُتَأَسِّفَةَ
    al-mutaʔassifata
    genitive مُتَأَسِّفٍ
    mutaʔassifin     		الْمُتَأَسِّفِ
    al-mutaʔassifi     		مُتَأَسِّفَةٍ
    mutaʔassifatin     		الْمُتَأَسِّفَةِ
    al-mutaʔassifati
    dual masculine feminine
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    informal مُتَأَسِّفَيْن
    mutaʔassifayn     		الْمُتَأَسِّفَيْن
    al-mutaʔassifayn     		مُتَأَسِّفَتَيْن
    mutaʔassifatayn     		الْمُتَأَسِّفَتَيْن
    al-mutaʔassifatayn
    nominative مُتَأَسِّفَانِ
    mutaʔassifāni     		الْمُتَأَسِّفَانِ
    al-mutaʔassifāni     		مُتَأَسِّفَتَانِ
    mutaʔassifatāni     		الْمُتَأَسِّفَتَانِ
    al-mutaʔassifatāni
    accusative مُتَأَسِّفَيْنِ
    mutaʔassifayni     		الْمُتَأَسِّفَيْنِ
    al-mutaʔassifayni     		مُتَأَسِّفَتَيْنِ
    mutaʔassifatayni     		الْمُتَأَسِّفَتَيْنِ
    al-mutaʔassifatayni
    genitive مُتَأَسِّفَيْنِ
    mutaʔassifayni     		الْمُتَأَسِّفَيْنِ
    al-mutaʔassifayni     		مُتَأَسِّفَتَيْنِ
    mutaʔassifatayni     		الْمُتَأَسِّفَتَيْنِ
    al-mutaʔassifatayni
    plural masculine feminine
    sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    informal مُتَأَسِّفِين
    mutaʔassifīn     		الْمُتَأَسِّفِين
    al-mutaʔassifīn     		مُتَأَسِّفَات
    mutaʔassifāt     		الْمُتَأَسِّفَات
    al-mutaʔassifāt
    nominative مُتَأَسِّفُونَ
    mutaʔassifūna     		الْمُتَأَسِّفُونَ
    al-mutaʔassifūna     		مُتَأَسِّفَاتٌ
    mutaʔassifātun     		الْمُتَأَسِّفَاتُ
    al-mutaʔassifātu
    accusative مُتَأَسِّفِينَ
    mutaʔassifīna     		الْمُتَأَسِّفِينَ
    al-mutaʔassifīna     		مُتَأَسِّفَاتٍ
    mutaʔassifātin     		الْمُتَأَسِّفَاتِ
    al-mutaʔassifāti
    genitive مُتَأَسِّفِينَ
    mutaʔassifīna     		الْمُتَأَسِّفِينَ
    al-mutaʔassifīna     		مُتَأَسِّفَاتٍ
    mutaʔassifātin     		الْمُتَأَسِّفَاتِ
    al-mutaʔassifāti

    Descendants

    • → Azerbaijani: mütəəssif
    • → Classical Persian: مُتَأَسِّف (muta'assif)
    • → Ottoman Turkish: متأسف

    Persian

    Alternative forms

    • متاسف (muta'assif / mota'assef) (unhamzated)

    Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Arabic تَأَسَّفَ (taʔassafa)der.
    Arabic مُتَأَسِّف (mutaʔassif)bor.
    Persian متأسف

      Borrowed from Arabic مُتَأَسِّف (mutaʔassif).

      Pronunciation

       
      • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mʊ.t̪ʰä.ʔäs.sɪf]
        • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [mʊ.t̪ʰɑːs.sɪf]
        • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mu.t̪ʰɔːäs.sif]

      Readings
      Classical reading? muta'assif
      Dari reading? muta'assif
      Iranian reading? mota'assef
      Tajik reading? muta'assif

      Adjective

      متأسف • (muta'assif / mota'assef) (Tajik spelling мутаассиф)

      1. sorry
      • متأسفانه (muta'assifāna / mota'assefâne)

      South Levantine Arabic

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      Root
      ء س ف
      3 terms

      Etymology

      Etymology tree
      Arabic تَأَسَّفَ (taʔassafa)der.
      Arabic مُتَأَسِّف (mutaʔassif)slbor.
      South Levantine Arabic متأسف

        Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic مُتَأَسِّف (mutaʔassif).

        Pronunciation

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