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alas meaning in Punjabi

افسوس afsos

UK/əˈlæs//əˈlæs/

alas in Punjabi: افسوس (afsos), ਅਫਸੋਸ (aphasos), ਅਫ਼ਸੋਸ (afasos). In English, alas means used to express sorrow, regret, compassion, grief, resignation, or disappointment.

Punjabi words for alas

alas!
افسوس afsos, ਅਫਸੋਸ aphasos, ਅਫ਼ਸੋਸ afasos

English meaning of alas

  1. interjection Used to express sorrow, regret, compassion, grief, resignation, or disappointment.
  2. noun A type of geological depression formed by the subsidence of permafrost, sometimes (partially) filled by a lake.

Full definition of alas

alas in a sentence

  • I wanted to catch the last bus home, but alas, I was ten minutes late and had to take a taxi instead.
  • Alternative forms: alass, alaas

Synonyms of alas

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Questions about alas in Punjabi

What is the meaning of alas in Punjabi?
Alas in Punjabi is افسوس (afsos), ਅਫਸੋਸ (aphasos), ਅਫ਼ਸੋਸ (afasos).
alas ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Alas: افسوس (afsos), ਅਫਸੋਸ (aphasos), ਅਫ਼ਸੋਸ (afasos).
What does alas mean in English?
Alas means used to express sorrow, regret, compassion, grief, resignation, or disappointment.

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Punjabi words from Wiktionary's Punjabi entries whose English meaning is “alas”: افسوس, ਅਫਸੋਸ, ਅਫ਼ਸੋਸ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: alas (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Punjabi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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