للأسف

Arabic

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Afroasiatic

Proto-Semitic *lV-

Arabic لِ (li)

Arabic ال (al-)

Arabic أَسَف (ʔasaf)

Arabic للأسف

From لِ (li) + ال (al-) + أَسَف (ʔasaf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lil.ʔa.saf/

Adverb

لِلْأَسَف • (li-l-ʔasaf)

1. sadly, unfortunately

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic لِلْأَسَف (lilʔasaf), corresponding to لـ (la-, “to”) +‎ الأسف (il-ʔasaf, “the regret”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lil.ʔa.saf/

Adverb

للأسف • (lil-ʔasaf)

1. sadly, unfortunately

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic لِلْأَسَف (lilʔasaf), corresponding to لـ (la-, “to”) +‎ الأسف (il-ʔasaf, “the regret”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lil.ʔa.saf/, [lɪlˈʔa.saf]

• Audio (Jerusalem):

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Adverb

للأسف • (lil-ʔasaf)

1. sadly, unfortunately