متأسف

Arabic
Root
ء س ف (ʔ-s-f)

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
  • → Persian: متاسف
  • → Ottoman Turkish: متأسف

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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]
  • 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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