مع‌الاسف

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic مَعَ الْأَسَف (maʕa al-ʔasaf, literally “with regret”).

Adverb

مع‌الاسف • (maalesef)

1. unfortunately
   • 1927 October, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Nutuk‎^[1], page 18:

     ازمیرك و مع‌الاسف بونی تعقیب ایدن مغنیسا و آیدینك اشغالی ، مستقبل تهلكه‌یی دها علنی احساس ایتمشدر.

     İzmir'iñ ve maalesef bunı takip eden Manisa ve Aydın'ıñ işgali, müstakbel tehlikeyi daha aleni ihsas etmişdir.

     The occupation of İzmir and unfortunately, the subsequent occupation of Manisa and Aydın made the future danger more obvious.

Descendants

• Turkish: maalesef