maalesef

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

  • IPA(key): [mɑːleˈsef]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧a‧le‧sef

Adverb

maalesef

  1. unfortunately
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