maalesef

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish مع‌الاسف‎ (ma'alesef), from Arabic مَعَ الْأَسَف‎ (maʿa l-ʾasaf, literally “with regret”); compare Persian مع‌الاسف‎ (ma'-al-asaf, “unfortunately”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [mɑːleˈsef]

Adverb

maalesef

  1. unfortunately
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