maalesef

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish مع‌الاسف (ma'alesef), from Arabic مَعَ الْأَسَف (maʕa al-ʔasaf, literally “with regret”); compare Persian مع‌الاسف (ma'-al-asaf, “unfortunately”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɑːleˈsef]
• Hyphenation: ma‧a‧le‧sef

Adverb

maalesef

1. unfortunately