صورة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ص و ر‎ (ṣ-w-r). Compare Hebrew צוּרָה‎ (“form, shape”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sˤuː.ra/
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Noun

صُورَة • (ṣūra) f (plural صُوَر‎ (ṣuwar) or صُور‎ (ṣūr) or صِوَر‎ (ṣiwar))

Declension

Declension of noun صُورَة (ṣūra)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	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
Plural	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 ʕāmma, “generally”)
بِصُورَة أَوْضَح‎ (bi-ṣūra ʔawḍaḥ, “more clearly”)
بِصُورَة خَاصَّة‎ (bi-ṣūra ḵāṣṣa, “especially”)
بِصُورَة رَسْمِيَّة‎ (bi-ṣūra rasmiyya, “officially”)
بِصُورَة غَيْر رَسْمِيَّة‎ (bi-ṣūra ḡayr rasmiyya, “unofficially”)
صُورَة شَمْسِيَّة‎ (ṣūra šamsiyya, “photograph”)
صُورَةً‎ (ṣūratan, “formally”)

Descendants

Armenian: սուրաթ (suratʿ)
Adyghe: сурэт (suret)
Bashkir: һүрәт (hürät)
Bengali: surot
Georgian: სურათი (surati)
→ Hausa: sūr̃ā̀
- → Yoruba: súúrà
Kazakh: сурет (suret)
Kyrgyz: сүрөт (süröt)
Maltese: sura
Nogai: суьврет (süvret)
Oromo: suura
→ 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

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