تأسف

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
ء س ف (ʔ s f)
6 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ta.ʔas.sa.fa/

Verb

تَأَسَّفَ • (taʔassafa) V (non-past يَتَأَسَّفُ (yataʔassafu), verbal noun تَأَسُّف (taʔassuf))

to feel sorry, to regret

Conjugation

Conjugation of تَأَسَّفَ (V, sound, impersonal passive, verbal noun تَأَسُّف)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَأَسُّف taʔassuf
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُتَأَسِّف mutaʔassif
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُتَأَسَّف mutaʔassaf
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تَأَسَّفْتُ taʔassaftu	تَأَسَّفْتَ taʔassafta	تَأَسَّفَ taʔassafa	تَأَسَّفْتُمَا taʔassaftumā	تَأَسَّفَا taʔassafā	تَأَسَّفْنَا taʔassafnā	تَأَسَّفْتُمْ taʔassaftum	تَأَسَّفُوا taʔassafū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	تَأَسَّفْتُ taʔassaftu	تَأَسَّفْتِ taʔassafti	تَأَسَّفَتْ taʔassafat	تَأَسَّفْتُمَا taʔassaftumā	تَأَسَّفَتَا taʔassafatā	تَأَسَّفْنَا taʔassafnā	تَأَسَّفْتُنَّ taʔassaftunna	تَأَسَّفْنَ taʔassafna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَأَسَّفُ ʔataʔassafu	تَتَأَسَّفُ tataʔassafu	يَتَأَسَّفُ yataʔassafu	تَتَأَسَّفَانِ tataʔassafāni	يَتَأَسَّفَانِ yataʔassafāni	نَتَأَسَّفُ nataʔassafu	تَتَأَسَّفُونَ tataʔassafūna	يَتَأَسَّفُونَ yataʔassafūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَتَأَسَّفُ ʔataʔassafu	تَتَأَسَّفِينَ tataʔassafīna	تَتَأَسَّفُ tataʔassafu	تَتَأَسَّفَانِ tataʔassafāni	تَتَأَسَّفَانِ tataʔassafāni	نَتَأَسَّفُ nataʔassafu	تَتَأَسَّفْنَ tataʔassafna	يَتَأَسَّفْنَ yataʔassafna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَأَسَّفَ ʔataʔassafa	تَتَأَسَّفَ tataʔassafa	يَتَأَسَّفَ yataʔassafa	تَتَأَسَّفَا tataʔassafā	يَتَأَسَّفَا yataʔassafā	نَتَأَسَّفَ nataʔassafa	تَتَأَسَّفُوا tataʔassafū	يَتَأَسَّفُوا yataʔassafū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَتَأَسَّفَ ʔataʔassafa	تَتَأَسَّفِي tataʔassafī	تَتَأَسَّفَ tataʔassafa	تَتَأَسَّفَا tataʔassafā	تَتَأَسَّفَا tataʔassafā	نَتَأَسَّفَ nataʔassafa	تَتَأَسَّفْنَ tataʔassafna	يَتَأَسَّفْنَ yataʔassafna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَأَسَّفْ ʔataʔassaf	تَتَأَسَّفْ tataʔassaf	يَتَأَسَّفْ yataʔassaf	تَتَأَسَّفَا tataʔassafā	يَتَأَسَّفَا yataʔassafā	نَتَأَسَّفْ nataʔassaf	تَتَأَسَّفُوا tataʔassafū	يَتَأَسَّفُوا yataʔassafū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَتَأَسَّفْ ʔataʔassaf	تَتَأَسَّفِي tataʔassafī	تَتَأَسَّفْ tataʔassaf	تَتَأَسَّفَا tataʔassafā	تَتَأَسَّفَا tataʔassafā	نَتَأَسَّفْ nataʔassaf	تَتَأَسَّفْنَ tataʔassafna	يَتَأَسَّفْنَ yataʔassafna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَأَسَّفْ taʔassaf		تَأَسَّفَا taʔassafā			تَأَسَّفُوا taʔassafū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		تَأَسَّفِي taʔassafī		تَأَسَّفَا taʔassafā			تَأَسَّفْنَ taʔassafna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	تُؤُسِّفَ tuʔussifa	—	—	—	—	—
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُتَأَسَّفُ yutaʔassafu	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُتَأَسَّفَ yutaʔassafa	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُتَأَسَّفْ yutaʔassaf	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ta.ʔa.sa.uf/

Noun

تَأَسُّف • (taʔassuf) m (plural تَأَسُّفَات (taʔassufāt))

verbal noun of تَأَسَّفَ (taʔassafa) (form VI)
regret

Declension

Declension of noun تَأَسُّف (taʔassuf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَأَسُّف taʔassuf	التَّأَسُّف at-taʔassuf	تَأَسُّف taʔassuf
Nominative	تَأَسُّفٌ taʔassufun	التَّأَسُّفُ at-taʔassufu	تَأَسُّفُ taʔassufu
Accusative	تَأَسُّفًا taʔassufan	التَّأَسُّفَ at-taʔassufa	تَأَسُّفَ taʔassufa
Genitive	تَأَسُّفٍ taʔassufin	التَّأَسُّفِ at-taʔassufi	تَأَسُّفِ taʔassufi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَأَسُّفَيْن taʔassufayn	التَّأَسُّفَيْن at-taʔassufayn	تَأَسُّفَيْ taʔassufay
Nominative	تَأَسُّفَانِ taʔassufāni	التَّأَسُّفَانِ at-taʔassufāni	تَأَسُّفَا taʔassufā
Accusative	تَأَسُّفَيْنِ taʔassufayni	التَّأَسُّفَيْنِ at-taʔassufayni	تَأَسُّفَيْ taʔassufay
Genitive	تَأَسُّفَيْنِ taʔassufayni	التَّأَسُّفَيْنِ at-taʔassufayni	تَأَسُّفَيْ taʔassufay
Plural	sound feminine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَأَسُّفَات taʔassufāt	التَّأَسُّفَات at-taʔassufāt	تَأَسُّفَات taʔassufāt
Nominative	تَأَسُّفَاتٌ taʔassufātun	التَّأَسُّفَاتُ at-taʔassufātu	تَأَسُّفَاتُ taʔassufātu
Accusative	تَأَسُّفَاتٍ taʔassufātin	التَّأَسُّفَاتِ at-taʔassufāti	تَأَسُّفَاتِ taʔassufāti
Genitive	تَأَسُّفَاتٍ taʔassufātin	التَّأَسُّفَاتِ at-taʔassufāti	تَأَسُّفَاتِ taʔassufāti

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: təəssüf
→ Persian: تأسف
→ Ottoman Turkish: تأسف
- Turkish: teessüf

References

Wehr, Hans (1979) “ءسف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَأَسُّف (taʔassuf).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key):

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key):
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key):
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key):

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key):

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key):

Readings
Classical reading^?	ta'assuf
Dari reading^?	ta'assuf
Iranian reading^?	ta'assof
Tajik reading^?	taʾassuf

Noun

تأسف • (ta'assof)

regret, sorriness, sad feelings

Related terms

متأسف (mota'assef, “sorry”)

تأسف

Contents

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Descendants

References

Persian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Related terms

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