تأسف

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ء س ف (ʔ-s-f).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.ʔas.sa.fa/

Verb

تَأَسَّفَ • (taʔassafa) V, non-past يَتَأَسَّفُ‎ (yataʔassafu)

1. to feel sorry, to regret

Conjugation

Conjugation of

تَأَسَّفَ

(form-V sound)

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		—	—			—			—	—

References

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