While it would be possible to comprehend it fromيَصُورُ(yaṣūru,“to make bent towards a shape”), in the same fashion asسُنّة(sunna,“image, figure, form, external appearance”) is fromسَنَّ(sanna,“to mold; to establish”), this would require it to be alreadyCentral Semitic in view ofHebrewצוּרָה(ṣūrā́,“form, shape”) andAramaicצוּרְתָא /ܨܘܪܬܐ(ṣūrtā), and the likelihoods are good that we have a borrowing – in Arabic via the latter – fromAkkadian𒄑𒄯(iṣurtu,“drawing, plan”).
صُورَة• (ṣūra) f (pluralصُوَر(ṣuwar)orصُور(ṣūr)orصِوَر(ṣiwar))
| singular | singulartriptote inـَة(-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | صُورَة ṣūra | الصُّورَة aṣ-ṣūra | صُورَة ṣūrat |
| nominative | صُورَةٌ ṣūratun | الصُّورَةُ aṣ-ṣūratu | صُورَةُ ṣūratu |
| accusative | صُورَةً ṣūratan | الصُّورَةَ aṣ-ṣūrata | صُورَةَ ṣūrata |
| genitive | صُورَةٍ ṣūratin | الصُّورَةِ aṣ-ṣūrati | صُورَةِ ṣūrati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | صُورَتَيْن ṣūratayn | الصُّورَتَيْن aṣ-ṣūratayn | صُورَتَيْ ṣūratay |
| nominative | صُورَتَانِ ṣūratāni | الصُّورَتَانِ aṣ-ṣūratāni | صُورَتَا ṣūratā |
| accusative | صُورَتَيْنِ ṣūratayni | الصُّورَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣūratayni | صُورَتَيْ ṣūratay |
| genitive | صُورَتَيْنِ ṣūratayni | الصُّورَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣūratayni | صُورَتَيْ ṣūratay |
| plural | basicbroken pluraltriptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | صُوَر;صُور;صِوَر ṣuwar;ṣūr;ṣiwar | الصُّوَر;الصُّور;الصِّوَر aṣ-ṣuwar;aṣ-ṣūr;aṣ-ṣiwar | صُوَر;صُور;صِوَر ṣuwar;ṣūr;ṣiwar |
| nominative | صُوَرٌ;صُورٌ;صِوَرٌ ṣuwarun;ṣūrun;ṣiwarun | الصُّوَرُ;الصُّورُ;الصِّوَرُ aṣ-ṣuwaru;aṣ-ṣūru;aṣ-ṣiwaru | صُوَرُ;صُورُ;صِوَرُ ṣuwaru;ṣūru;ṣiwaru |
| accusative | صُوَرًا;صُورًا;صِوَرًا ṣuwaran;ṣūran;ṣiwaran | الصُّوَرَ;الصُّورَ;الصِّوَرَ aṣ-ṣuwara;aṣ-ṣūra;aṣ-ṣiwara | صُوَرَ;صُورَ;صِوَرَ ṣuwara;ṣūra;ṣiwara |
| genitive | صُوَرٍ;صُورٍ;صِوَرٍ ṣuwarin;ṣūrin;ṣiwarin | الصُّوَرِ;الصُّورِ;الصِّوَرِ aṣ-ṣuwari;aṣ-ṣūri;aṣ-ṣiwari | صُوَرِ;صُورِ;صِوَرِ ṣuwari;ṣūri;ṣiwari |
| singular | singulartriptote inـَة(-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | صَوْرَة ṣawra | الصَّوْرَة aṣ-ṣawra | صَوْرَة ṣawrat |
| nominative | صَوْرَةٌ ṣawratun | الصَّوْرَةُ aṣ-ṣawratu | صَوْرَةُ ṣawratu |
| accusative | صَوْرَةً ṣawratan | الصَّوْرَةَ aṣ-ṣawrata | صَوْرَةَ ṣawrata |
| genitive | صَوْرَةٍ ṣawratin | الصَّوْرَةِ aṣ-ṣawrati | صَوْرَةِ ṣawrati |
صَوْرَة• (ṣawra) f (pluralصِيرَان(ṣīrān))(obsolete)
| singular | singulartriptote inـَة(-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | صَوْرَة ṣawra | الصَّوْرَة aṣ-ṣawra | صَوْرَة ṣawrat |
| nominative | صَوْرَةٌ ṣawratun | الصَّوْرَةُ aṣ-ṣawratu | صَوْرَةُ ṣawratu |
| accusative | صَوْرَةً ṣawratan | الصَّوْرَةَ aṣ-ṣawrata | صَوْرَةَ ṣawrata |
| genitive | صَوْرَةٍ ṣawratin | الصَّوْرَةِ aṣ-ṣawrati | صَوْرَةِ ṣawrati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | صَوْرَتَيْن ṣawratayn | الصَّوْرَتَيْن aṣ-ṣawratayn | صَوْرَتَيْ ṣawratay |
| nominative | صَوْرَتَانِ ṣawratāni | الصَّوْرَتَانِ aṣ-ṣawratāni | صَوْرَتَا ṣawratā |
| accusative | صَوْرَتَيْنِ ṣawratayni | الصَّوْرَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣawratayni | صَوْرَتَيْ ṣawratay |
| genitive | صَوْرَتَيْنِ ṣawratayni | الصَّوْرَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣawratayni | صَوْرَتَيْ ṣawratay |
| plural | basicbroken pluraltriptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | صِيرَان ṣīrān | الصِّيرَان aṣ-ṣīrān | صِيرَان ṣīrān |
| nominative | صِيرَانٌ ṣīrānun | الصِّيرَانُ aṣ-ṣīrānu | صِيرَانُ ṣīrānu |
| accusative | صِيرَانًا ṣīrānan | الصِّيرَانَ aṣ-ṣīrāna | صِيرَانَ ṣīrāna |
| genitive | صِيرَانٍ ṣīrānin | الصِّيرَانِ aṣ-ṣīrāni | صِيرَانِ ṣīrāni |
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