افسوس

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (ʾp̄sws /⁠afsōs⁠/). Compare Central Kurdish ئەفسۆس (efsos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔaf.ˈsoːs]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäf.sóːs]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäf.sóːs]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäf.sóːs]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäf.sʊ́ːs]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæf.súːs]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäf.sɵ́s]

Readings
Classical reading?	afsōs
Iranian reading?	afsus
Tajik reading?	afsüs

Interjection

افسوس • (afsôs)

Dari	افسوس
Iranian Persian
Tajik	афсӯс

1. alas! ah!

Noun

افسوس • (afsôs)

1. regret
2. sorrow

Descendants

• Middle Armenian: ափսոս (apʻsos)
  • Armenian: ափսոս (apʻsos)
• Assamese: আফচোচ (aphosüs)
• Azerbaijani: əfsus / افسۇس
• Bengali: আফসোস (aphośōs)
• Georgian: აფსუს (apsus), აფსუსი (apsusi)
• Hindustani:
  • Hindi: अफ़सोस (afsos)
  • Urdu: افسوس (afsos)
• Ottoman Turkish: افسوس (efsus)
  • Turkish: efsus
• Punjabi: ਅਫਸੋਸ (aphasos)
• Sindhi: افسوس (afsos)
• Uyghur: ئەپسۇس (epsus)
• Vaghri: અપસોસ (apasos)

See also

• افسوس خوردن (afsôs xordan)

Sindhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian افسوس (afsōs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [əfsos]

Noun

اَفسوس • (afsos)

1. regret

References

• Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “اَفسوس”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian افسوس (afsōs).

Noun

افسوس • (afsos) m (Hindi spelling अफ़्सोस)

1. sorrow
2. regret
3. pity

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu افسوس (afsôs).

Noun

افسوس (afsôs)

1. sorrow
2. regret
3. pity