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مُصَوِّر
photographer /mʊˈsˤɑw.wɪr/
nounB2#3328 most common
Also: cameraman, the Fashioner (a name of God in Islam), illustrator, one who depicts
Example sentences
هٰذَا مُصَوِّرٌ.
This is a photographer.
يَعْمَلُ أَخِي مُصَوِّرًا فِي الجَرِيدَةِ.
My brother works as a photographer at the newspaper.
طَلَبَ المُصَوِّرُ مِنَ العَرُوسَيْنِ أَنْ يَقِفَا بِجَانِبِ بَعْضِهِمَا.
The photographer asked the bride and groom to stand next to each other.
يَحْتَاجُ المُصَوِّرُ المُحْتَرِفُ إلى عَدَسَاتٍ مُتَعَدِّدَةٍ لِتَغْطِيَةِ الحَدَثِ.
A professional photographer needs several lenses to cover the event.
عَيَّنَتِ المَجَلَّةُ مُصَوِّرًا مُتَخَصِّصًا فِي التَّصْوِيرِ الوَثَائِقِيِّ لِتَغْطِيَةِ الأَزْمَةِ.
The magazine hired a photographer who specializes in documentary work to cover the crisis.
يُلَقَّبُ اللهُ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى بِـ«المُصَوِّرِ» فِي التُّرَاثِ الإِسْلَامِيِّ، إِذْ يُعْتَقَدُ أَنَّهُ يَهَبُ كُلَّ كَائِنٍ صُورَتَهُ وَشَكْلَهُ الفَرِيدَيْنِ.
God is called 'Al-Musawwir' in Islamic tradition, since He is believed to give every being its own unique form and shape.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُصَوِّرٌ | مُصَوِّرُونَ |
| Genitive | مُصَوِّرٍ | مُصَوِّرِينَ |
| Accusative | مُصَوِّرًا | مُصَوِّرِينَ |
| Vocative | يَا مُصَوِّرُ | يَا مُصَوِّرُونَ |
Word family
صُورَةpicture, image, photoتَصْوِيرphotography, the act of depicting
صَوَّرَto photograph, depict, form
تَصَوَّرَto imagine, visualize
مُصَوَّرphotographed, illustrated
Etymology
مُصَوِّر is the active participle of the Form II verb صَوَّرَ, meaning to shape, depict, or photograph. Both trace to the triliteral Semitic root ص-و-ر, which carries the sense of form or image. The word entered everyday Arabic for the modern trade of photography, while it also appears in classical religious usage for God as the giver of forms.
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