تأسف

Arabic

Root
ء س ف (ʔ s f)
6 terms

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.ʔas.sa.fa/

Verb

تَأَسَّفَ • (taʔassafa) V (non-past يَتَأَسَّفُ (yataʔassafu), verbal noun تَأَسُّف (taʔassuf))

1. to feel sorry, to regret

Conjugation

Conjugation of تَأَسَّفَ (V, sound, impersonal passive, verbal noun تَأَسُّف)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَأَسُّف taʔassuf
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُتَأَسِّف mutaʔassif
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُتَأَسَّف mutaʔassaf
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تَأَسَّفْتُ taʔassaftu	تَأَسَّفْتَ taʔassafta	تَأَسَّفَ taʔassafa		تَأَسَّفْتُمَا taʔassaftumā	تَأَسَّفَا taʔassafā		تَأَسَّفْنَا taʔassafnā	تَأَسَّفْتُمْ taʔassaftum	تَأَسَّفُوا taʔassafū
	f		تَأَسَّفْتِ taʔassafti	تَأَسَّفَتْ taʔassafat			تَأَسَّفَتَا taʔassafatā			تَأَسَّفْتُنَّ taʔassaftunna	تَأَسَّفْنَ taʔassafna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَأَسَّفُ ʔataʔassafu	تَتَأَسَّفُ tataʔassafu	يَتَأَسَّفُ yataʔassafu		تَتَأَسَّفَانِ tataʔassafāni	يَتَأَسَّفَانِ yataʔassafāni		نَتَأَسَّفُ nataʔassafu	تَتَأَسَّفُونَ tataʔassafūna	يَتَأَسَّفُونَ yataʔassafūna
	f		تَتَأَسَّفِينَ tataʔassafīna	تَتَأَسَّفُ tataʔassafu			تَتَأَسَّفَانِ tataʔassafāni			تَتَأَسَّفْنَ tataʔassafna	يَتَأَسَّفْنَ yataʔassafna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَأَسَّفَ ʔataʔassafa	تَتَأَسَّفَ tataʔassafa	يَتَأَسَّفَ yataʔassafa		تَتَأَسَّفَا tataʔassafā	يَتَأَسَّفَا yataʔassafā		نَتَأَسَّفَ nataʔassafa	تَتَأَسَّفُوا tataʔassafū	يَتَأَسَّفُوا yataʔassafū
	f		تَتَأَسَّفِي tataʔassafī	تَتَأَسَّفَ tataʔassafa			تَتَأَسَّفَا tataʔassafā			تَتَأَسَّفْنَ tataʔassafna	يَتَأَسَّفْنَ yataʔassafna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَأَسَّفْ ʔataʔassaf	تَتَأَسَّفْ tataʔassaf	يَتَأَسَّفْ yataʔassaf		تَتَأَسَّفَا tataʔassafā	يَتَأَسَّفَا yataʔassafā		نَتَأَسَّفْ nataʔassaf	تَتَأَسَّفُوا tataʔassafū	يَتَأَسَّفُوا yataʔassafū
	f		تَتَأَسَّفِي tataʔassafī	تَتَأَسَّفْ tataʔassaf			تَتَأَسَّفَا tataʔassafā			تَتَأَسَّفْنَ tataʔassafna	يَتَأَسَّفْنَ yataʔassafna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَأَسَّفْ taʔassaf			تَأَسَّفَا taʔassafā				تَأَسَّفُوا taʔassafū
	f		تَأَسَّفِي taʔassafī							تَأَسَّفْنَ taʔassafna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	تُؤُسِّفَ tuʔussifa		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُتَأَسَّفُ yutaʔassafu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُتَأَسَّفَ yutaʔassafa		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُتَأَسَّفْ yutaʔassaf		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.ʔa.sa.uf/

Noun

تَأَسُّف • (taʔassuf) m (plural تَأَسُّفَات (taʔassufāt))

1. verbal noun of تَأَسَّفَ (taʔassafa) (form VI)
2. regret

Declension

Declension of noun تَأَسُّف (taʔassuf)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	تَأَسُّف taʔassuf	التَّأَسُّف at-taʔassuf	تَأَسُّف taʔassuf
nominative	تَأَسُّفٌ taʔassufun	التَّأَسُّفُ at-taʔassufu	تَأَسُّفُ taʔassufu
accusative	تَأَسُّفًا taʔassufan	التَّأَسُّفَ at-taʔassufa	تَأَسُّفَ taʔassufa
genitive	تَأَسُّفٍ taʔassufin	التَّأَسُّفِ at-taʔassufi	تَأَسُّفِ taʔassufi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	تَأَسُّفَيْن taʔassufayn	التَّأَسُّفَيْن at-taʔassufayn	تَأَسُّفَيْ taʔassufay
nominative	تَأَسُّفَانِ taʔassufāni	التَّأَسُّفَانِ at-taʔassufāni	تَأَسُّفَا taʔassufā
accusative	تَأَسُّفَيْنِ taʔassufayni	التَّأَسُّفَيْنِ at-taʔassufayni	تَأَسُّفَيْ taʔassufay
genitive	تَأَسُّفَيْنِ taʔassufayni	التَّأَسُّفَيْنِ at-taʔassufayni	تَأَسُّفَيْ taʔassufay
plural	sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	تَأَسُّفَات taʔassufāt	التَّأَسُّفَات at-taʔassufāt	تَأَسُّفَات taʔassufāt
nominative	تَأَسُّفَاتٌ taʔassufātun	التَّأَسُّفَاتُ at-taʔassufātu	تَأَسُّفَاتُ taʔassufātu
accusative	تَأَسُّفَاتٍ taʔassufātin	التَّأَسُّفَاتِ at-taʔassufāti	تَأَسُّفَاتِ taʔassufāti
genitive	تَأَسُّفَاتٍ taʔassufātin	التَّأَسُّفَاتِ at-taʔassufāti	تَأَسُّفَاتِ taʔassufāti

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: təəssüf
• → Classical Persian: تَأَسُّف (ta'assuf)
• → Ottoman Turkish: تَأَسُّف (te'essüf)
  • Turkish: teessüf

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “ءسف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic تَأَسَّفَ (taʔassafa)der.

Arabic تَأَسُّف (taʔassuf)bor.

Persian تأسف

Borrowed from Arabic تَأَسُّف (taʔassuf).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ta.ʔas.ˈsuf/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.ʔäs.sʊ́f]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.ʔäs.sʊ́f]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɑːäs.sʊ́f]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɔːäs.súf]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰæ.ʔæs.sóf]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.ʔäs.súf]

Readings
Classical reading?	ta'assuf
Dari reading?	ta'assuf
Iranian reading?	ta'assof
Tajik reading?	ta'assuf

Noun

تأسف • (ta'assuf / ta'assof) (Tajik spelling таассуф)

1. regret, sorriness, sad feelings

Derived terms

• تأسف خوردن (ta'assuf xwardan / ta'assof xordan, “to regret”)

Related terms

Persian terms derived from the Arabic root ء س ف (0 c, 2 e)