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Arabic root

ا-س-ف

2 words from this root family

A1adjective
آسِفٌ
āsifun

sorry

Example
أَنَا آسِفٌ عَلَى التَّأْخِيرِ.
anā āsifun ʿalā at-taʾkhīri.
I am sorry for the delay.
Grammar

Feminine form: 'āsifatun' (آسِفَةٌ). Used for apologies.

B2phrase
لِلأَسَفِ
li-l-asaf

unfortunately

Example
لِلأَسَفِ، لَم نَتَمَكَّن مِنَ الحُضور.
li-l-asafi, lam natamakkan mina l-ḥuḍūr.
Unfortunately, we were unable to attend.