ruth

Mane (Îngilîzî)

1. (archaic, countable, uncountable) Sorrow for the misery of another; pity, compassion; mercy.
2. (archaic, countable, uncountable) Repentance; regret; remorse.
3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Sorrow; misery; distress.
4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Something which causes regret or sorrow; a pitiful sight.

Hevwate

pity

compassion

commiseration

sorrow

remorse

pathos

repentance

sympathy

distress

grief

mercy

contrition

Werger

compassione

pietà

compaixão

piedad

pitié

Mitleid

piedade

acıma

condolencia

merhamet

compassió

compasión

lástima

şefkat

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ɹuːθ/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle English mîras hatiye girtin: reuþe

In summary

From Middle English reuþe, ruthe, reuthe, rewthe, reowthe, corresponding to rue + -th (abstract nominal suffix), perhaps after early Scandinavian (compare Old Norse hrygð, hryggð (“ruth, sorrow”)).