صورة
The English phrase "photo" is translated into Arabic as صورة.
The word صورة is used to mean a photo. To express the specific action of taking a photo, the verb يلتقط (to capture or pick up) is commonly used with it.
Meaning: to take a photograph (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of the noun صورة is صور.
Did you know?
- The word صورة may be a borrowing from Akkadian iṣurtu, which meant a 'drawing' or 'plan'.
- Arabic uses the same word صورة for both a 'photograph' and a 'copy' or 'duplicate' of a document.
- In some Arabic dialects, you might hear the verb يصور (yaṣawwir) instead of يلتقط. This verb originally meant 'to shape' or 'to fashion' something.
Examples in context
- هل لي أن آخذ صورة؟May I take a photo?This sentence is useful for asking permission to take a photo using صورة.Tatoeba #458365 by saeb, translation #456373 by lukaszpp
- حذف سامي صورة ليلى من ذلك الحاسوبِ.Sami deleted Layla's photo from the computer.This sentence is useful for describing a photo being deleted from a computer using صورة.Tatoeba #6555101 by OsoHombre, translation #6474660 by OsoHombre
- نشر زيري صورة أخرى له على الفيسبوك.Ziri put up another photo on his Facebook.This sentence is useful for describing a photo being posted to Facebook using صورة.Tatoeba #11962039 by dididodo, translation #10923476 by Amastan
- لو سمحت، تقدر تصورني؟Excuse me, can you take a photo of me?
- شوف، صورة عم تنزل عالـانستاغرام.Look, a photo is being uploaded on Instagram.
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Ahmed and Sarah are visiting a famous landmark.
- أحمد Ahmedهل يمكنكِ أن تصوري لي صورة؟hal yumkinuki an tusawiri li surah?Can you take a photo of me?
- سارة Saraبالطبع، قف هنا يا أحمد.bil-tab', qif huna ya Ahmed.Of course, stand here Ahmed.
- أحمد Ahmedأريد أن آخذ صورة للمكان أيضاً.urid an akhudh surah lil-makan aydan.I want to take a photo of the place too.
- سارة Saraهذا المكان رائع جداً للتصوير.hadha al-makan ra'i' jiddan lil-taswir.This place is very wonderful for photography.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries صورة, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
