ਅਫਸੋਸ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian افسوس (afsōs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [əpʰᵊsoːsᵊ]

Noun

ਅਫਸੋਸ • (aphasos) m (Shahmukhi spelling افسوس)

1. sorrow, lamentation, concern, vexation, grief, regret

Declension

Declension of ਅਫਸੋਸ
dir. sg.	ਅਫਸੋਸ (aphasos)
dir. pl.	ਅਫਸੋਸ (aphasos)
	singular	plural
direct	ਅਫਸੋਸ (aphasos)	ਅਫਸੋਸ (aphasos)
oblique	ਅਫਸੋਸ (aphasos)	ਅਫਸੋਸਾਂ (aphasosā̃)
vocative	ਅਫਸੋਸਾ (aphasosā)	ਅਫਸੋਸੋ (aphasoso)
ablative	ਅਫਸੋਸੋਂ (aphasosõ)	—
locative	ਅਫਸੋਸੇ (aphasose)	ਅਫਸੋਸੀਂ (aphasosī̃)
instrumental	ਅਫਸੋਸੇ (aphasose)	ਅਫਸੋਸੀਂ (aphasosī̃)

Interjection

ਅਫਸੋਸ • (aphasos)

1. ah!
2. alas!
3. ah me!
4. what a pity!

References

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਅਫਸੋਸ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.