افسوس

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (ʾp̄sws /⁠afsōs⁠/). Compare Central Kurdish ئەفسۆس (efsos).

Interjection

Dari	افسوس
Iranian Persian
Tajik	афсӯс

1. alas! ah!

Noun

افسوس • (afsôs)

1. regret
2. sorrow

Descendants

• Middle Armenian: ափսոս (apʻsos)
  • Armenian: ափսոս (apʻsos)
• Assamese: আফচোচ (aphosüs)
• Azerbaijani: əfsus / افسۇس
• Bengali: আফসোস (aphośōs)
• Georgian: აფსუს (apsus), აფსუსი (apsusi)
• Hindustani:
  • Hindi: अफ़सोस (afsos)
  • Urdu: افسوس (afsos)
• Ottoman Turkish: افسوس (efsus)
  • Turkish: efsus
• Punjabi: ਅਫਸੋਸ (aphasos)
• Sindhi: افسوس (afsos)
• Uyghur: ئەپسۇس (epsus)
• Vaghri: અપસોસ (apasos)

See also

• افسوس خوردن (afsôs xordan)

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Urdu

Etymology

From Persian افسوس (afsôs).

Noun

افسوس • (afsos) m (Hindi spelling अफ़्सोस)

1. sorrow
2. regret
3. pity