Here you find a list of words and expressions used as equivalents to the English word "alas", an interjection used to express sorrow, regret, compassion or grief in what is commonly and mistakenly called 'Syrian Arabic'. Two other lists of words and expressions are attributed to each of Modern Standard Arabic and Classical Arabic. However, the words and expressions in the later two lists are rather equivalents to the English expression "what a pity!" . I confine my work now