أسف

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Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ء س ف (ʔ-s-f)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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أَسِفَ (ʔasifa) I, non-past يَأْسَفُ‎ (yaʔsafu)

  1. to regret
Conjugation
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Noun

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أَسَف (ʔasafm

  1. regret, sorrow
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 12:84:
      وَتَوَلَّىٰ عَنْهُمْ وَقَالَ يَا أَسَفَىٰ عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ وَٱبْيَضَّتْ عَيْنَاهُ مِنَ ٱلْحُزْنِ فَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ
      watawallā ʕanhum waqāla yā ʔasafā ʕalā yūsufa wabyaḍḍat ʕaynāhu mina l-ḥuzni fahuwa kaẓīmun
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Root
س ف ف (s-f-f)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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أَسَفَّ (ʔasaffa) IV, non-past يُسِفُّ‎ (yusiffu)

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Conjugation
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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ء س ف
3 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic أَسَف (ʔasaf).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔa.saf/, [ˈʔa.saf]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Noun

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أسف (ʔasafm

  1. regret, sorrow

Derived terms

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