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
  • Turkish: müteessif

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُتَأَسِّف (mutaʔassif).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mu.ta.ʔas.sif]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.t̪ʰä.ʔäs.sɪf]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mo.t̪ʰæ.ʔæs.sef]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mu.t̪ʰä.ʔäs.sif]

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

Adjective

متأسف • (mota'assef)

1. sorry

Related terms

• متأسفانه (mota'assefâne)

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ء س ف
3 terms

Etymology

From Learned borrowing from Arabic مُتَأَسِّف (mutaʔassif).

Pronunciation

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

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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

• عفوا (ʕafwan, “excuse me”)