تصور

Arabic

Etymology 1

Mediopassive of صَوَّرَ (ṣawwara, “to form, depict, to photograph”), from the root ص و ر (ṣ-w-r).

Verb

تَصَوَّرَ • (taṣawwara) V, non-past يَتَصَوَّرُ‎ (yataṣawwaru)

1. to be or become formed, fashioned, figured, shaped, sculptured, pictured, portrayed, photographed
2. (transitive) to imagine, to conceive (something)

   Synonym: تَخَيَّلَ (taḵayyala)

3. (ditransitive) to think (something, someone) to be (something, someone)
4. to appear in one's mind as an image
5. to seem (لِ (li) someone)
6. to fall (as a result of being struck)
7. to photograph oneself

Conjugation

Conjugation of

تَصَوَّرَ

(form-V sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَصَوُّر taṣawwur
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُتَصَوِّر mutaṣawwir
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُتَصَوَّر mutaṣawwar
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تَصَوَّرْتُ taṣawwartu	تَصَوَّرْتَ taṣawwarta	تَصَوَّرَ taṣawwara		تَصَوَّرْتُمَا taṣawwartumā	تَصَوَّرَا taṣawwarā		تَصَوَّرْنَا taṣawwarnā	تَصَوَّرْتُمْ taṣawwartum	تَصَوَّرُوا taṣawwarū
	f		تَصَوَّرْتِ taṣawwarti	تَصَوَّرَتْ taṣawwarat			تَصَوَّرَتَا taṣawwaratā			تَصَوَّرْتُنَّ taṣawwartunna	تَصَوَّرْنَ taṣawwarna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَصَوَّرُ ʔataṣawwaru	تَتَصَوَّرُ tataṣawwaru	يَتَصَوَّرُ yataṣawwaru		تَتَصَوَّرَانِ tataṣawwarāni	يَتَصَوَّرَانِ yataṣawwarāni		نَتَصَوَّرُ nataṣawwaru	تَتَصَوَّرُونَ tataṣawwarūna	يَتَصَوَّرُونَ yataṣawwarūna
	f		تَتَصَوَّرِينَ tataṣawwarīna	تَتَصَوَّرُ tataṣawwaru			تَتَصَوَّرَانِ tataṣawwarāni			تَتَصَوَّرْنَ tataṣawwarna	يَتَصَوَّرْنَ yataṣawwarna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَصَوَّرَ ʔataṣawwara	تَتَصَوَّرَ tataṣawwara	يَتَصَوَّرَ yataṣawwara		تَتَصَوَّرَا tataṣawwarā	يَتَصَوَّرَا yataṣawwarā		نَتَصَوَّرَ nataṣawwara	تَتَصَوَّرُوا tataṣawwarū	يَتَصَوَّرُوا yataṣawwarū
	f		تَتَصَوَّرِي tataṣawwarī	تَتَصَوَّرَ tataṣawwara			تَتَصَوَّرَا tataṣawwarā			تَتَصَوَّرْنَ tataṣawwarna	يَتَصَوَّرْنَ yataṣawwarna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَصَوَّرْ ʔataṣawwar	تَتَصَوَّرْ tataṣawwar	يَتَصَوَّرْ yataṣawwar		تَتَصَوَّرَا tataṣawwarā	يَتَصَوَّرَا yataṣawwarā		نَتَصَوَّرْ nataṣawwar	تَتَصَوَّرُوا tataṣawwarū	يَتَصَوَّرُوا yataṣawwarū
	f		تَتَصَوَّرِي tataṣawwarī	تَتَصَوَّرْ tataṣawwar			تَتَصَوَّرَا tataṣawwarā			تَتَصَوَّرْنَ tataṣawwarna	يَتَصَوَّرْنَ yataṣawwarna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَصَوَّرْ taṣawwar			تَصَوَّرَا taṣawwarā				تَصَوَّرُوا taṣawwarū
	f		تَصَوَّرِي taṣawwarī							تَصَوَّرْنَ taṣawwarna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تُصُوِّرْتُ tuṣuwwirtu	تُصُوِّرْتَ tuṣuwwirta	تُصُوِّرَ tuṣuwwira		تُصُوِّرْتُمَا tuṣuwwirtumā	تُصُوِّرَا tuṣuwwirā		تُصُوِّرْنَا tuṣuwwirnā	تُصُوِّرْتُمْ tuṣuwwirtum	تُصُوِّرُوا tuṣuwwirū
	f		تُصُوِّرْتِ tuṣuwwirti	تُصُوِّرَتْ tuṣuwwirat			تُصُوِّرَتَا tuṣuwwiratā			تُصُوِّرْتُنَّ tuṣuwwirtunna	تُصُوِّرْنَ tuṣuwwirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُتَصَوَّرُ ʔutaṣawwaru	تُتَصَوَّرُ tutaṣawwaru	يُتَصَوَّرُ yutaṣawwaru		تُتَصَوَّرَانِ tutaṣawwarāni	يُتَصَوَّرَانِ yutaṣawwarāni		نُتَصَوَّرُ nutaṣawwaru	تُتَصَوَّرُونَ tutaṣawwarūna	يُتَصَوَّرُونَ yutaṣawwarūna
	f		تُتَصَوَّرِينَ tutaṣawwarīna	تُتَصَوَّرُ tutaṣawwaru			تُتَصَوَّرَانِ tutaṣawwarāni			تُتَصَوَّرْنَ tutaṣawwarna	يُتَصَوَّرْنَ yutaṣawwarna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُتَصَوَّرَ ʔutaṣawwara	تُتَصَوَّرَ tutaṣawwara	يُتَصَوَّرَ yutaṣawwara		تُتَصَوَّرَا tutaṣawwarā	يُتَصَوَّرَا yutaṣawwarā		نُتَصَوَّرَ nutaṣawwara	تُتَصَوَّرُوا tutaṣawwarū	يُتَصَوَّرُوا yutaṣawwarū
	f		تُتَصَوَّرِي tutaṣawwarī	تُتَصَوَّرَ tutaṣawwara			تُتَصَوَّرَا tutaṣawwarā			تُتَصَوَّرْنَ tutaṣawwarna	يُتَصَوَّرْنَ yutaṣawwarna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُتَصَوَّرْ ʔutaṣawwar	تُتَصَوَّرْ tutaṣawwar	يُتَصَوَّرْ yutaṣawwar		تُتَصَوَّرَا tutaṣawwarā	يُتَصَوَّرَا yutaṣawwarā		نُتَصَوَّرْ nutaṣawwar	تُتَصَوَّرُوا tutaṣawwarū	يُتَصَوَّرُوا yutaṣawwarū
	f		تُتَصَوَّرِي tutaṣawwarī	تُتَصَوَّرْ tutaṣawwar			تُتَصَوَّرَا tutaṣawwarā			تُتَصَوَّرْنَ tutaṣawwarna	يُتَصَوَّرْنَ yutaṣawwarna

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “صور”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• 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 2

Noun

تَصَوُّر • (taṣawwur) m (plural تَصَوُّرَات (taṣawwurāt))

1. verbal noun of تَصَوَّرَ (taṣawwara) (form V)
2. imagination
3. idea, concept
4. conception

Declension

Declension of noun تَصَوُّر (taṣawwur)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَصَوُّر taṣawwur	التَّصَوُّر at-taṣawwur	تَصَوُّر taṣawwur
Nominative	تَصَوُّرٌ taṣawwurun	التَّصَوُّرُ at-taṣawwuru	تَصَوُّرُ taṣawwuru
Accusative	تَصَوُّرًا taṣawwuran	التَّصَوُّرَ at-taṣawwura	تَصَوُّرَ taṣawwura
Genitive	تَصَوُّرٍ taṣawwurin	التَّصَوُّرِ at-taṣawwuri	تَصَوُّرِ taṣawwuri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَصَوُّرَيْن taṣawwurayn	التَّصَوُّرَيْن at-taṣawwurayn	تَصَوُّرَيْ taṣawwuray
Nominative	تَصَوُّرَانِ taṣawwurāni	التَّصَوُّرَانِ at-taṣawwurāni	تَصَوُّرَا taṣawwurā
Accusative	تَصَوُّرَيْنِ taṣawwurayni	التَّصَوُّرَيْنِ at-taṣawwurayni	تَصَوُّرَيْ taṣawwuray
Genitive	تَصَوُّرَيْنِ taṣawwurayni	التَّصَوُّرَيْنِ at-taṣawwurayni	تَصَوُّرَيْ taṣawwuray
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَصَوُّرَات taṣawwurāt	التَّصَوُّرَات at-taṣawwurāt	تَصَوُّرَات taṣawwurāt
Nominative	تَصَوُّرَاتٌ taṣawwurātun	التَّصَوُّرَاتُ at-taṣawwurātu	تَصَوُّرَاتُ taṣawwurātu
Accusative	تَصَوُّرَاتٍ taṣawwurātin	التَّصَوُّرَاتِ at-taṣawwurāti	تَصَوُّرَاتِ taṣawwurāti
Genitive	تَصَوُّرَاتٍ taṣawwurātin	التَّصَوُّرَاتِ at-taṣawwurāti	تَصَوُّرَاتِ taṣawwurāti

Derived terms

• قَابِل لِلتَّصَوُّر (qābil li-t-taṣawwur, “imaginable”)
• غَيْر قَابِل لِلتَّصَوُّر (gayr qābil li-t-taṣawwur, “unimaginable”)
• ضَعِيف اَلتَّصَوُّر (ḍaʕīf at-taṣawwur, “unimaginative”)

Descendants

• Azerbaijani: təsəvvür
• Persian: تصور
  • Urdu: تصور
• Turkish: tasavvur
• Uyghur: تەسەۋۋۇر (tesewwur)
• Uzbek: tasavvur

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

Verb

تُصَوِّرُ • (tuṣawwiru) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative of صَوَّرَ (ṣawwara)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative of صَوَّرَ (ṣawwara)

Verb

تُصَوِّرَ • (tuṣawwira) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive of صَوَّرَ (ṣawwara)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive of صَوَّرَ (ṣawwara)

Verb

تُصَوِّرْ • (tuṣawwir) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive of صَوَّرَ (ṣawwara)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive of صَوَّرَ (ṣawwara)

Verb

تُصَوَّرُ • (tuṣawwaru) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative of صَوَّرَ (ṣawwara)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative of صَوَّرَ (ṣawwara)

Verb

تُصَوَّرَ • (tuṣawwara) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive of صَوَّرَ (ṣawwara)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive of صَوَّرَ (ṣawwara)

Verb

تُصَوَّرْ • (tuṣawwar) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive of صَوَّرَ (ṣawwara)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive of صَوَّرَ (ṣawwara)

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ص و ر
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic تَصَوَّرَ (taṣawwara).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsˤaw.war/

Verb

تصور • (tṣawwar) V (non-past يتصور (yitṣawwar))

1. (intransitive) to be or become pictured, portrayed, photographed

   فهاد التصويرة كنت تصورت وآنا مريض مع ما كنتش متعود على داك البرد.

   f-hād et-taṣwīra kunt tṣawwart w-ʔāna mrīḍ mʕa ma kuntši mitʕawwad ʕla dāk el-bard

   In this photograph, I was photographed while I was sick because I wasn't used to the cold.

2. (intransitive) to imagine, to conceive (something)

   Synonyms: تخيل (tḵayyal), تخايل (tḵāyal)

   تصور باللي حنا غير بزاقل قدام الراسماليين الكبار فهاد البلاد.

   tṣawwar b-elli ḥna ḡīr bzāqil quddām er-rāsmāliyyīn le-kbār f-hād le-blād.

   Imagine that we are only pawns for the big capitalists in this country.

   تصور راسك فبلاصته وعاد هدر.

   tṣawwar rāsek fe-blāṣtu w-ʕād hdar.

   Imagine yourself in his place then talk.

3. (ditransitive) to think (something, someone) to be (something, someone)

   تصورتك راجل.

   tṣawwartek rājil.

   I thought you were a man.

4. (intransitive) to photograph oneself

Conjugation

Conjugation of تصور
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	تصوّرت (tṣawwart)	تصوّرتي (tṣawwarti)	تصوّر (tṣawwar)		تصوّرنا (tṣawwarna)	تصوّرتوا (tṣawwartu)	تصوّروا (tṣawwru)
	f			تصوّرت (tṣawwrāt)
non-past	m	نتصوّر (nitṣawwar)	تتصوّر (titṣawwar)	يتصوّر (yitṣawwar)		نتصوّروا (nitṣawwru)	تتصوّروا (titṣawwru)	يتصوّروا (yitṣawwru)
	f		تتصوّري (titṣawwri)	تتصوّر (titṣawwar)
imperative	m		تصوّر (tṣawwar)				تصوّروا (tṣawwru)
	f		تصوّري (tṣawwri)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ص و ر
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic تصَوَّر.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsˤaw.war/, [ɪtˈsˤɑw.wɑrˤ]

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Verb

تصوّر • (tṣawwar) V (present بتصوّر (bitṣawwar))

1. passive of صوّر (ṣawwar): to be photographed
2. to photograph, to take a picture (of oneself)

Conjugation

Conjugation of تصوّر (tṣawwar)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	تصوّرت (tṣawwart)	تصوّرت (tṣawwart)	تصوّر (tṣawwar)		تصوّرنا (tṣawwarna)	تصوّرتو (tṣawwartu)	تصوّرو (tṣawwaru)
	f		تصوّرتي (tṣawwarti)	تصوّرت (tṣawwarat)
present	m	بتصوّر (batṣawwar)	بتتصوّر (btitṣawwar)	بتصوّر (bitṣawwar)		منتصوّر (mnitṣawwar)	بتتصوّرو (btitṣawwaru)	بتصوّرو (bitṣawwaru)
	f		بتتصوّري (btitṣawwari)	بتتصوّر (btitṣawwar)
subjunctive	m	اتصوّر (atṣawwar)	تتصوّر (titṣawwar)	يتصوّر (yitṣawwar)		نتصوّر (nitṣawwar)	تتصوّرو (titṣawwaru)	يتصوّرو (yitṣawwaru)
	f		تتصوّري (titṣawwari)	تتصوّر (titṣawwar)
imperative	m		تصوّر (tṣawwar)				تصوّرو (tṣawwaru)
	f		تصوّري (tṣawwari)

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic تَصَوَّرَ (taṣawwara).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t̪ə.səʋ.ʋʊɾ/
• Rhymes: -ʊɾ

Noun

تَصَوُّر • (tasavvur) ? (Hindi spelling तसव्वुर)

1. imagination, contemplation, reflection, conception, fantasy