Arabic

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Root
ء ي س (ʔ-y-s)

Etymology

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Derived from the passive participle of أَيِسَ (ʔayisa, to give up hope).

Adjective

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مَأْيُوس (maʔyūs)

  1. hopeless, incapable of improvement, lost cause

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: məyus
  • Hindi: मायूस (māyūs)
  • Punjabi: ਮਾਯੂਸ (māyūs)
  • Turkish: meyus
  • Uyghur: مەيۈس (meyüs)
  • Uzbek: ma'yus