maalesef

Concepts

unfortunately

unfelicitously

regretfully

sad to say

unfortunate

unluckily

lacrimoso

alas

生憎

mirthlessly

sadly

Synonyms

ne yazık ki

üzülerek

üzüntülü bir şekilde

acı bir şekilde

Translations

malheureusement

leider

lamentablemente

unglücklicherweise

purtroppo

helaas

infelizmente

desgraciadamente

sfortunatamente

bedauerlicherweise

jammer genoeg

desafortunadamente

δυστυχώς

infelicemente

Pronounced as (IPA)

[mɑːleˈsef]

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: معالاسف

Cognate with Persian: معالاسف

In summary

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