أسف

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ء س ف (ʔ-s-f)

Pronunciation

Verb

أَسِفَ (ʔasifa) I, non-past يَأْسَفُ‎ (yaʔsafu)

  1. to regret
Conjugation

Noun

أَسَف (ʔasafm

  1. regret, sorrow
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 12:84:
      وَتَوَلَّىٰ عَنْهُمْ وَقَالَ يَا أَسَفَىٰ عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ وَٱبْيَضَّتْ عَيْنَاهُ مِنَ ٱلْحُزْنِ فَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ
      watawallā ʕanhum waqāla yā ʔasafā ʕalā yūsufa wabyaḍḍat ʕaynāhu mina l-ḥuzni fahuwa kaẓīmun
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Declension

Etymology 2

Root
س ف ف (s-f-f)

Pronunciation

Verb

أَسَفَّ (ʔasaffa) IV, non-past يُسِفُّ‎ (yusiffu)

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Conjugation

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ء س ف
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic أَسَف (ʔasaf).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔa.saf/,
  • (file)

Noun

أسف (ʔasafm

  1. regret, sorrow

Derived terms