للأسف

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

لِ (li) +‎ ال (al-) +‎ أَسَف (ʔasaf).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

لِلْأَسَف (li-l-ʾasaf)

  1. sadly, unfortunately

South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Adverb[edit]

للأسف (lil-ʔasaf)

  1. sadly, unfortunately