صورة
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ص و ر (ṣ-w-r).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sˤuː.ra/
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Noun
صُورَة • (ṣūra) f (plural صُوَر (ṣuwar) or صُور (ṣūr) or صِوَر (ṣiwar))
- form, shape, figure, image, picture
- photograph
- appearance
- species
- manner
- character
- face
Declension
Declension of noun صُورَة (ṣūra)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | صُورَة ṣūra | الصُّورَة aṣ-ṣūra | صُورَة ṣūrat |
| Nominative | صُورَةٌ ṣūratun | الصُّورَةُ aṣ-ṣūratu | صُورَةُ ṣūratu |
| Accusative | صُورَةً ṣūratan | الصُّورَةَ aṣ-ṣūrata | صُورَةَ ṣūrata |
| Genitive | صُورَةٍ ṣūratin | الصُّورَةِ aṣ-ṣūrati | صُورَةِ ṣūrati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | صُورَتَيْن ṣūratayn | الصُّورَتَيْن aṣ-ṣūratayn | صُورَتَيْ ṣūratay |
| Nominative | صُورَتَانِ ṣūratāni | الصُّورَتَانِ aṣ-ṣūratāni | صُورَتَا ṣūratā |
| Accusative | صُورَتَيْنِ ṣūratayni | الصُّورَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣūratayni | صُورَتَيْ ṣūratay |
| Genitive | صُورَتَيْنِ ṣūratayni | الصُّورَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣūratayni | صُورَتَيْ ṣūratay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | صُوَر; صُور; صِوَر ṣuwar; ṣūr; ṣiwar | الصُّوَر; الصُّور; الصِّوَر aṣ-ṣuwar; aṣ-ṣūr; aṣ-ṣiwar | صُوَر; صُور; صِوَر ṣuwar; ṣūr; ṣiwar |
| Nominative | صُوَرٌ; صُورٌ; صِوَرٌ ṣuwarun; ṣūrun; ṣiwarun | الصُّوَرُ; الصُّورُ; الصِّوَرُ aṣ-ṣuwaru; aṣ-ṣūru; aṣ-ṣiwaru | صُوَرُ; صُورُ; صِوَرُ ṣuwaru; ṣūru; ṣiwaru |
| Accusative | صُوَرًا; صُورًا; صِوَرًا ṣuwaran; ṣūran; ṣiwaran | الصُّوَرَ; الصُّورَ; الصِّوَرَ aṣ-ṣuwara; aṣ-ṣūra; aṣ-ṣiwara | صُوَرَ; صُورَ; صِوَرَ ṣuwara; ṣūra; ṣiwara |
| Genitive | صُوَرٍ; صُورٍ; صِوَرٍ ṣuwarin; ṣūrin; ṣiwarin | الصُّوَرِ; الصُّورِ; الصِّوَرِ aṣ-ṣuwari; aṣ-ṣūri; aṣ-ṣiwari | صُوَرِ; صُورِ; صِوَرِ ṣuwari; ṣūri; ṣiwari |
Synonyms
- (image, picture): تَصْوِيرَة (taṣwīra)
Derived terms
- بِسُورَة عَامَّة (bi-sūra ʿāmma, “generally”)
- بِصُورَة أَوْضَح (bi-ṣūra ʾawḍaḥ, “more clearly”)
- بِصُورَة خَاصَّة (bi-ṣūra ḵāṣṣa, “especially”)
- بِصُورَة رَسْمِيَّة (bi-ṣūra rasmiyya, “officially”)
- بِصُورَة غَيْر رَسْمِيَّة (bi-ṣūra ḡayr rasmiyya, “unofficially”)
- صُورَةً (ṣūratan, “formally”)
- صُورَة شَمْسِيَّة (ṣūra šamsiyya, “photograph”)
Descendants
- Armenian: սուրաթ (suratʿ)
- Adyghe: сурэт (suret)
- Bashkir: һүрәт (hürät)
- Bengali: surot (surot)
- Georgian: სურათი (surati)
- Kazakh: сурет (suret)
- Kyrgyz: сүрөт (süröt)
- Nogai: суьврет (süvret)
- → Swahili: sura
- Turkish: surat, suret
- Uzbek: surat
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “صورة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “صورة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “صور”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Egyptian Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic صُورة (ṣūra).
Noun
صورة • (ṣūra) f
- photograph
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ص و ر |
Etymology
From Arabic صُورَة (ṣūra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sˤuː.ra/, [ˈsˤuː.rˤɑ]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)
Noun
صورة • (ṣūra) f (plural صور (ṣuwar))
- picture, photo
- form, shape, manner