مصور

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ص و ر (ṣ w r)
9 terms

Derived from the active participle of صَوَّرَ (ṣawwara, “to photograph, to depict”).

Noun

مُصَوِّر • (muṣawwir) m (plural مُصَوِّرُون (muṣawwirūn), feminine مُصَوِّرَة (muṣawwira))

1. photographer
2. cameraman
3. creator, shaper
4. illustrator
5. painter

Declension

Declension of noun مُصَوِّر (muṣawwir)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُصَوِّر muṣawwir	الْمُصَوِّر al-muṣawwir	مُصَوِّر muṣawwir	مُصَوِّرَة muṣawwira	الْمُصَوِّرَة al-muṣawwira	مُصَوِّرَة muṣawwirat
Nominative	مُصَوِّرٌ muṣawwirun	الْمُصَوِّرُ al-muṣawwiru	مُصَوِّرُ muṣawwiru	مُصَوِّرَةٌ muṣawwiratun	الْمُصَوِّرَةُ al-muṣawwiratu	مُصَوِّرَةُ muṣawwiratu
Accusative	مُصَوِّرًا muṣawwiran	الْمُصَوِّرَ al-muṣawwira	مُصَوِّرَ muṣawwira	مُصَوِّرَةً muṣawwiratan	الْمُصَوِّرَةَ al-muṣawwirata	مُصَوِّرَةَ muṣawwirata
Genitive	مُصَوِّرٍ muṣawwirin	الْمُصَوِّرِ al-muṣawwiri	مُصَوِّرِ muṣawwiri	مُصَوِّرَةٍ muṣawwiratin	الْمُصَوِّرَةِ al-muṣawwirati	مُصَوِّرَةِ muṣawwirati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُصَوِّرَيْن muṣawwirayn	الْمُصَوِّرَيْن al-muṣawwirayn	مُصَوِّرَيْ muṣawwiray	مُصَوِّرَتَيْن muṣawwiratayn	الْمُصَوِّرَتَيْن al-muṣawwiratayn	مُصَوِّرَتَيْ muṣawwiratay
Nominative	مُصَوِّرَانِ muṣawwirāni	الْمُصَوِّرَانِ al-muṣawwirāni	مُصَوِّرَا muṣawwirā	مُصَوِّرَتَانِ muṣawwiratāni	الْمُصَوِّرَتَانِ al-muṣawwiratāni	مُصَوِّرَتَا muṣawwiratā
Accusative	مُصَوِّرَيْنِ muṣawwirayni	الْمُصَوِّرَيْنِ al-muṣawwirayni	مُصَوِّرَيْ muṣawwiray	مُصَوِّرَتَيْنِ muṣawwiratayni	الْمُصَوِّرَتَيْنِ al-muṣawwiratayni	مُصَوِّرَتَيْ muṣawwiratay
Genitive	مُصَوِّرَيْنِ muṣawwirayni	الْمُصَوِّرَيْنِ al-muṣawwirayni	مُصَوِّرَيْ muṣawwiray	مُصَوِّرَتَيْنِ muṣawwiratayni	الْمُصَوِّرَتَيْنِ al-muṣawwiratayni	مُصَوِّرَتَيْ muṣawwiratay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُصَوِّرِين muṣawwirīn	الْمُصَوِّرِين al-muṣawwirīn	مُصَوِّرِي muṣawwirī	مُصَوِّرَات muṣawwirāt	الْمُصَوِّرَات al-muṣawwirāt	مُصَوِّرَات muṣawwirāt
Nominative	مُصَوِّرُونَ muṣawwirūna	الْمُصَوِّرُونَ al-muṣawwirūna	مُصَوِّرُو muṣawwirū	مُصَوِّرَاتٌ muṣawwirātun	الْمُصَوِّرَاتُ al-muṣawwirātu	مُصَوِّرَاتُ muṣawwirātu
Accusative	مُصَوِّرِينَ muṣawwirīna	الْمُصَوِّرِينَ al-muṣawwirīna	مُصَوِّرِي muṣawwirī	مُصَوِّرَاتٍ muṣawwirātin	الْمُصَوِّرَاتِ al-muṣawwirāti	مُصَوِّرَاتِ muṣawwirāti
Genitive	مُصَوِّرِينَ muṣawwirīna	الْمُصَوِّرِينَ al-muṣawwirīna	مُصَوِّرِي muṣawwirī	مُصَوِّرَاتٍ muṣawwirātin	الْمُصَوِّرَاتِ al-muṣawwirāti	مُصَوِّرَاتِ muṣawwirāti

References

• Mace, John (2007) “تصور”, in Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “صور”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Proper noun

المُصَوِّر • (al-muṣawwir) m

1. (Islam) one of the beautiful Names of God, "the Shaper, the Fashioner"
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 59:24:

     هُوَ اللَّهُ الْخَالِقُ الْبَارِئُ الْمُصَوِّرُ لَهُ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَى يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ

     huwa l-lahu l-ḵāliqu l-bāriʔu l-muṣawwiru lahu l-ʔasmāʔu l-ḥusnā yusabbiḥu lahu mā fī s-samāwāti wālʔarḍi wahuwa l-ʕazīzu l-ḥakīmu

     He is Allah, the Creator, the Inventor, the Fashioner; to Him belong the best names. Whatever is in the heavens and earth is exalting Him. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

Etymology 2

Root
ص و ر (ṣ w r)
9 terms

Derived from the passive participle of صَوَّرَ (ṣawwara, “to photograph, to depict”).

Noun

مُصَوَّر • (muṣawwar) (feminine مُصَوَّرَة (muṣawwara), masculine plural مُصَوَّرُونَ (muṣawwarūna), feminine plural مُصَوَّرَات (muṣawwarāt))

1. illustrated

Declension

Declension of adjective مُصَوَّر (muṣawwar)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُصَوَّر muṣawwar	الْمُصَوَّر al-muṣawwar	مُصَوَّرَة muṣawwara	الْمُصَوَّرَة al-muṣawwara
Nominative	مُصَوَّرٌ muṣawwarun	الْمُصَوَّرُ al-muṣawwaru	مُصَوَّرَةٌ muṣawwaratun	الْمُصَوَّرَةُ al-muṣawwaratu
Accusative	مُصَوَّرًا muṣawwaran	الْمُصَوَّرَ al-muṣawwara	مُصَوَّرَةً muṣawwaratan	الْمُصَوَّرَةَ al-muṣawwarata
Genitive	مُصَوَّرٍ muṣawwarin	الْمُصَوَّرِ al-muṣawwari	مُصَوَّرَةٍ muṣawwaratin	الْمُصَوَّرَةِ al-muṣawwarati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُصَوَّرَيْن muṣawwarayn	الْمُصَوَّرَيْن al-muṣawwarayn	مُصَوَّرَتَيْن muṣawwaratayn	الْمُصَوَّرَتَيْن al-muṣawwaratayn
Nominative	مُصَوَّرَانِ muṣawwarāni	الْمُصَوَّرَانِ al-muṣawwarāni	مُصَوَّرَتَانِ muṣawwaratāni	الْمُصَوَّرَتَانِ al-muṣawwaratāni
Accusative	مُصَوَّرَيْنِ muṣawwarayni	الْمُصَوَّرَيْنِ al-muṣawwarayni	مُصَوَّرَتَيْنِ muṣawwaratayni	الْمُصَوَّرَتَيْنِ al-muṣawwaratayni
Genitive	مُصَوَّرَيْنِ muṣawwarayni	الْمُصَوَّرَيْنِ al-muṣawwarayni	مُصَوَّرَتَيْنِ muṣawwaratayni	الْمُصَوَّرَتَيْنِ al-muṣawwaratayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُصَوَّرِين muṣawwarīn	الْمُصَوَّرِين al-muṣawwarīn	مُصَوَّرَات muṣawwarāt	الْمُصَوَّرَات al-muṣawwarāt
Nominative	مُصَوَّرُونَ muṣawwarūna	الْمُصَوَّرُونَ al-muṣawwarūna	مُصَوَّرَاتٌ muṣawwarātun	الْمُصَوَّرَاتُ al-muṣawwarātu
Accusative	مُصَوَّرِينَ muṣawwarīna	الْمُصَوَّرِينَ al-muṣawwarīna	مُصَوَّرَاتٍ muṣawwarātin	الْمُصَوَّرَاتِ al-muṣawwarāti
Genitive	مُصَوَّرِينَ muṣawwarīna	الْمُصَوَّرِينَ al-muṣawwarīna	مُصَوَّرَاتٍ muṣawwarātin	الْمُصَوَّرَاتِ al-muṣawwarāti

References

• Mace, John (2007) “تصور”, in Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “صور”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 3

Root
ص و ر (ṣ w r)
9 terms

Derived from the passive participle of صَوَّرَ (ṣawwara, “to photograph, to depict”).

Noun

مُصَوَّر • (muṣawwar) (feminine مُصَوَّرَة (muṣawwara), masculine plural مُصَوَّرُونَ (muṣawwarūna), feminine plural مُصَوَّرَات (muṣawwarāt))

1. illustrated

Declension

Declension of adjective مُصَوَّر (muṣawwar)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُصَوَّر muṣawwar	الْمُصَوَّر al-muṣawwar	مُصَوَّرَة muṣawwara	الْمُصَوَّرَة al-muṣawwara
Nominative	مُصَوَّرٌ muṣawwarun	الْمُصَوَّرُ al-muṣawwaru	مُصَوَّرَةٌ muṣawwaratun	الْمُصَوَّرَةُ al-muṣawwaratu
Accusative	مُصَوَّرًا muṣawwaran	الْمُصَوَّرَ al-muṣawwara	مُصَوَّرَةً muṣawwaratan	الْمُصَوَّرَةَ al-muṣawwarata
Genitive	مُصَوَّرٍ muṣawwarin	الْمُصَوَّرِ al-muṣawwari	مُصَوَّرَةٍ muṣawwaratin	الْمُصَوَّرَةِ al-muṣawwarati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُصَوَّرَيْن muṣawwarayn	الْمُصَوَّرَيْن al-muṣawwarayn	مُصَوَّرَتَيْن muṣawwaratayn	الْمُصَوَّرَتَيْن al-muṣawwaratayn
Nominative	مُصَوَّرَانِ muṣawwarāni	الْمُصَوَّرَانِ al-muṣawwarāni	مُصَوَّرَتَانِ muṣawwaratāni	الْمُصَوَّرَتَانِ al-muṣawwaratāni
Accusative	مُصَوَّرَيْنِ muṣawwarayni	الْمُصَوَّرَيْنِ al-muṣawwarayni	مُصَوَّرَتَيْنِ muṣawwaratayni	الْمُصَوَّرَتَيْنِ al-muṣawwaratayni
Genitive	مُصَوَّرَيْنِ muṣawwarayni	الْمُصَوَّرَيْنِ al-muṣawwarayni	مُصَوَّرَتَيْنِ muṣawwaratayni	الْمُصَوَّرَتَيْنِ al-muṣawwaratayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُصَوَّرِين muṣawwarīn	الْمُصَوَّرِين al-muṣawwarīn	مُصَوَّرَات muṣawwarāt	الْمُصَوَّرَات al-muṣawwarāt
Nominative	مُصَوَّرُونَ muṣawwarūna	الْمُصَوَّرُونَ al-muṣawwarūna	مُصَوَّرَاتٌ muṣawwarātun	الْمُصَوَّرَاتُ al-muṣawwarātu
Accusative	مُصَوَّرِينَ muṣawwarīna	الْمُصَوَّرِينَ al-muṣawwarīna	مُصَوَّرَاتٍ muṣawwarātin	الْمُصَوَّرَاتِ al-muṣawwarāti
Genitive	مُصَوَّرِينَ muṣawwarīna	الْمُصَوَّرِينَ al-muṣawwarīna	مُصَوَّرَاتٍ muṣawwarātin	الْمُصَوَّرَاتِ al-muṣawwarāti

References

• Mace, John (2007) “تصور”, in Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “صور”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 4

Root
ص و ر (ṣ w r)
9 terms

Noun of place of صَوَّرَ (ṣawwara, “to photograph, to depict”).

Noun

مُصَوَّر • (muṣawwar) m (plural مُصَوَّرَات (muṣawwarāt))

1. photography studio

Declension

Declension of noun مُصَوَّر (muṣawwar)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُصَوَّر muṣawwar	الْمُصَوَّر al-muṣawwar	مُصَوَّر muṣawwar
Nominative	مُصَوَّرٌ muṣawwarun	الْمُصَوَّرُ al-muṣawwaru	مُصَوَّرُ muṣawwaru
Accusative	مُصَوَّرًا muṣawwaran	الْمُصَوَّرَ al-muṣawwara	مُصَوَّرَ muṣawwara
Genitive	مُصَوَّرٍ muṣawwarin	الْمُصَوَّرِ al-muṣawwari	مُصَوَّرِ muṣawwari
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُصَوَّرَيْن muṣawwarayn	الْمُصَوَّرَيْن al-muṣawwarayn	مُصَوَّرَيْ muṣawwaray
Nominative	مُصَوَّرَانِ muṣawwarāni	الْمُصَوَّرَانِ al-muṣawwarāni	مُصَوَّرَا muṣawwarā
Accusative	مُصَوَّرَيْنِ muṣawwarayni	الْمُصَوَّرَيْنِ al-muṣawwarayni	مُصَوَّرَيْ muṣawwaray
Genitive	مُصَوَّرَيْنِ muṣawwarayni	الْمُصَوَّرَيْنِ al-muṣawwarayni	مُصَوَّرَيْ muṣawwaray
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُصَوَّرَات muṣawwarāt	الْمُصَوَّرَات al-muṣawwarāt	مُصَوَّرَات muṣawwarāt
Nominative	مُصَوَّرَاتٌ muṣawwarātun	الْمُصَوَّرَاتُ al-muṣawwarātu	مُصَوَّرَاتُ muṣawwarātu
Accusative	مُصَوَّرَاتٍ muṣawwarātin	الْمُصَوَّرَاتِ al-muṣawwarāti	مُصَوَّرَاتِ muṣawwarāti
Genitive	مُصَوَّرَاتٍ muṣawwarātin	الْمُصَوَّرَاتِ al-muṣawwarāti	مُصَوَّرَاتِ muṣawwarāti

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “صور”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مُصَوَّر (muṣawwar), from صَوَّرَ (ṣawwara).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mu.saw.waɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.säw.wäɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.säw.wäɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊ.säw.wäɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mu.säw.wäɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mo.sæv.væɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mu.säw.väɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	musawwar
Dari reading?	musawwar
Iranian reading?	mosavvar
Tajik reading?	musavvar

Adjective

مصور • (mosavvar)

1. illustrated, pictorial

   کتاب مصور ― ketâb-e mosavvar ― picture book

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مُصَوِّر (muṣawwir), from صَوَّرَ (ṣawwara).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mu.saw.wiɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.säw.wɪɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.säw.wɪɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊ.säw.wɪɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mu.säw.wiɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mo.sæv.veɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mu.säw.viɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	musawwir
Dari reading?	musawwir
Iranian reading?	mosavver
Tajik reading?	musavvir

Proper noun

مصور • (mosavver)

1. a male given name, Mosavver, Musawwir, Mosaver, Musawir, or Mosawer