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), verbal noun تَصَوُّر (taṣawwur))

to be or become formed, fashioned, figured, shaped, sculptured, pictured, portrayed, photographed
(transitive) to imagine, to conceive (something)
Synonym: تَخَيَّلَ (taḵayyala)
(ditransitive) to think (something, someone) to be (something, someone)
to appear in one's mind as an image
to seem (لِ (li) someone)
to fall (as a result of being struck)
to photograph oneself

Conjugation

Conjugation of تَصَوَّرَ (V, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَصَوُّر)

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

References

Lane, Edward William (1863) “صور”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎, 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))

verbal noun of تَصَوَّرَ (taṣawwara) (form V)
imagination
idea, concept
conception

Declension

Declension of noun تَصَوُّر (taṣawwur)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	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
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

تصور (form II)

تُصَوِّرُ (tuṣawwiru) /tu.sˤaw.wi.ru/: inflection of صَوَّرَ (ṣawwara):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
تُصَوَّرُ (tuṣawwaru) /tu.sˤaw.wa.ru/: inflection of صَوَّرَ (ṣawwara):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative
تُصَوِّرَ (tuṣawwira) /tu.sˤaw.wi.ra/: inflection of صَوَّرَ (ṣawwara):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive
تُصَوَّرَ (tuṣawwara) /tu.sˤaw.wa.ra/: inflection of صَوَّرَ (ṣawwara):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive
تُصَوِّرْ (tuṣawwir) /tu.sˤaw.wir/: inflection of صَوَّرَ (ṣawwara):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive
تُصَوَّرْ (tuṣawwar) /tu.sˤaw.war/: inflection of صَوَّرَ (ṣawwara):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive

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))

(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.
(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.
(ditransitive) to think (something, someone) to be (something, someone)
تصورتك راجل. ― tṣawwartek rājil. ― I thought you were a man.
(intransitive) to photograph oneself

Conjugation

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

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ص و ر
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic تصَوَّر.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tsˤaw.war/,
Audio (al-Lidd): (file)

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

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

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic تَصَوَّرَ (taṣawwara).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

تَصَوُّر • (tasavvur) ? (Hindi spelling तसव्वुर)

imagination, contemplation, reflection, conception, fantasy

تصور

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Moroccan Arabic

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