[uh-las, uh-lahs] 
| (used as an exclamation to express sorrow, grief, pity, concern, or apprehension of evil.) |
| a·las (ə-lās') interj. Used to express sorrow, regret, grief, compassion, or apprehension of danger or evil. [Middle English, from Old French a las, helas, ah (I am) miserable, from Latin lassus, weary; see lē- in Indo-European roots.] |
