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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
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- Hyphenation: ma‧a‧le‧sef
Adverb
maalesef
- unfortunately