للأسف

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Arabic

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Etymology

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لِ (li) +‎ ال (al-) +‎ أَسَف (ʔasaf).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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لِلْأَسَف (li-l-ʾasaf)

  1. sadly, unfortunately

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

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للأسف (lil-ʔasaf)

  1. sadly, unfortunately