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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian افسوس (afsōs), from Middle Persian ʾp̄sws (afsōs). Compare Assamese আফচোচ (aphosüs), Bengali আফসোস (aphośōs), Punjabi ਅਫਸੋਸ (aphasos).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /əf.soːs/, , /əpʰ.soːs/,
Noun
अफ़सोस • (afsos) m (Urdu spelling افسوس)
- regret, remorse
- Synonyms: खेद (khed), पछतावा (pachtāvā)
- उसको कुछ अफ़सोस नहीं हुआ। ― usko kuch afsos nahī̃ huā. ― He felt no remorse.
- sadness, sorrow
- Synonyms: दुःख (duḥkh), उदासी (udāsī)
Declension
Declension of अफ़सोस (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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अफ़सोस afsos
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अफ़सोस afsos
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oblique
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अफ़सोस afsos
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अफ़सोसों afsosõ
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vocative
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अफ़सोस afsos
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अफ़सोसो afsoso
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Derived terms