Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ص و ر (ṣ-w-r)

Tool noun formed from the derived from the active participle of صَوَّرَ (ṣawwara, to photograph, to depict), composed of مُصَوِّر (muṣawwir) +‎ ـَة (-a).

Noun edit

مُصَوِّرَة (muṣawwiraf

  1. (dated) camera
    Synonyms: كَامِيرَا (kāmērā), كَامِيرَة (kāmēra), كَامْرَا (kamrā), كَامْرَة (kamra)

Declension edit

References edit

  • 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