تأسف

Arabic

Root
ء س ف (ʔ-s-f)

Pronunciation 1

• 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		—	—			—			—	—

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ta.ʔa.sa.uf/

Noun

تَأَسَُف • (taʔasauf) m (plural تَقَاعُدَات (taqāʕudāt))

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

Declension

Declension of noun تَأَسَُف (taʔasauf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَأَسَُف taʔasauf	التَّأَسَُف at-taʔasauf	تَأَسَُف taʔasauf
Nominative	تَأَسَُفٌ taʔasaufun	التَّأَسَُفُ at-taʔasaufu	تَأَسَُفُ taʔasaufu
Accusative	تَأَسَُفًا taʔasaufan	التَّأَسَُفَ at-taʔasaufa	تَأَسَُفَ taʔasaufa
Genitive	تَأَسَُفٍ taʔasaufin	التَّأَسَُفِ at-taʔasaufi	تَأَسَُفِ taʔasaufi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَأَسَُفَيْن taʔasaufayn	التَّأَسَُفَيْن at-taʔasaufayn	تَأَسَُفَيْ taʔasaufay
Nominative	تَأَسَُفَانِ taʔasaufāni	التَّأَسَُفَانِ at-taʔasaufāni	تَأَسَُفَا taʔasaufā
Accusative	تَأَسَُفَيْنِ taʔasaufayni	التَّأَسَُفَيْنِ at-taʔasaufayni	تَأَسَُفَيْ taʔasaufay
Genitive	تَأَسَُفَيْنِ taʔasaufayni	التَّأَسَُفَيْنِ at-taʔasaufayni	تَأَسَُفَيْ taʔasaufay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَأَسَُفَات taʔasaufāt	التَّأَسَُفَات at-taʔasaufāt	تَأَسَُفَات taʔasaufāt
Nominative	تَأَسَُفَاتٌ taʔasaufātun	التَّأَسَُفَاتُ at-taʔasaufātu	تَأَسَُفَاتُ taʔasaufātu
Accusative	تَأَسَُفَاتٍ taʔasaufātin	التَّأَسَُفَاتِ at-taʔasaufāti	تَأَسَُفَاتِ taʔasaufāti
Genitive	تَأَسَُفَاتٍ taʔasaufātin	التَّأَسَُفَاتِ at-taʔasaufāti	تَأَسَُفَاتِ taʔasaufāti

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: təəssüf
• → Persian: تأسف
• → Ottoman Turkish: تأسف
  • 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

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?	taʾassuf

Noun

تأسف • (ta'assof)

1. regret, sorriness, sad feelings

Related terms

• متأسف (mota'assef, “sorry”)