متأسفانه · مُتَأَسِّف

Persian coinageCertainadverb · Expressions · everyday

Built in Persian from Arabic parts. Arabic doesn't say it this way.

Arabic

مُتَأَسِّف

mutaʾassif

/mutaʔassif/

In Arabic

regretful, sorry (adjective only)

Arabic says: لِلْأَسَف lil-ʾasaf

Persian

متأسفانه

motaʾassefāne

/motæʔæssefɒne/

In Persian

unfortunately

Note. Arabic participle + Persian -āne: a Persian formation. An Arabic speaker says lil-ʾasaf or maʿa l-ʾasaf.

Spelling. Persian adds the adverb suffix -āne to the Arabic participle.

Sources: Dehkhoda · Moʻin · Wehr

متأسفانه · مُتَأَسِّف — unfortunately