to feel pity to regret 5 realizations
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Croatian
lexeme žaliti
meaning 1 to feel pity
direction
meaning 2 to regret
reference HJP
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ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme pity
meaning 1 to feel pity

Do have some pity on us!


it's just a pity that it's impossible for us to explain it to you 

direction
meaning 2 to regret

it's just a pity that it's impossible for us to explain it to you 

reference Linguee ABBYY LINGUO
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ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Karaim
lexeme айа-
meaning 1 to regret smth
meaning 2 to spare
reference
comment Cf. also Karaim. йан- 1 burn 2 regret; to be upset; to suffer. эйтмэнэ йанам - I regret that I did not say it. КРПС 225.
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme жалеть (žalet')
meaning 1 to feel pity, to sympathize девушка была здесь такая же чужая, как и он сам, одинокая, без родных, без знакомых, и он жалел её 
the girl was just as alien as he was, alone, without relatives, without acquaintances, and he felt sorry for her
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meaning 2 to regret smth Я жалею, что знакомство с ним не состоялось.
I regret that I didn't get to know him
reference NRC
comment Cf. also: жалко (что...); какая жалость!
NEW Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Serbian
lexeme жалити (žaliti)
meaning 1 to feel pity

Ne zalim nikoga.


I don't pity anyone.

direction
meaning 2 to regret

Жали што се нису видели.


He/she regrets that they did not see each other.

reference CLARIN.SI Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 365
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