English → Arabic
photographer in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- muṣawwirun fūtūġrāfiyyun
- Arabizi
moSawwer foto7rafi- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- مُصَوِّرُونَ فُوتُوغْرَافِيُّونَ muṣawwirūna fūtūġrāfiyyūna
- Root
- ص و ر
Other meanings
- مُصَوِّر muṣawwir — photographer · photographer (short form)
How to use it
The full term is 'muṣawwir fūtūġrāfī' (مُصَوِّر فُوتُوغْرَافِي), literally 'photographic photographer'. However, in common usage, 'muṣawwir' (مُصَوِّر) alone is often sufficient and understood to mean photographer.
Example sentences
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كَانَ الْمُصَوِّرُ الْفُوتُوغْرَافِيُّ مُسْتَعِدًّا.
kāna al-muṣawwiru al-fūtūġrāfiyyu mustaʿiddan.
The photographer was ready.
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هُوَ مُصَوِّرٌ مَشْهُورٌ.
huwa muṣawwirun mašhūrun.
He is a famous photographer.
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طَلَبَ الْمُصَوِّرُ مِنَّا الِابْتِسَامَ.
ṭalaba al-muṣawwiru minnā al-ibtisāma.
The photographer asked us to smile.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Photographer: Pejman Marzi.
المصور: بجمان مارزي
Photographer Alex Potter commented:
وعلقت المصورة أليكس بوتر:
Ophelia is a photographer and a filmmaker.
سابين صحفية وأوفيليا مصورة ومخرجة.
Young photographer Molhem Barakat killed in #Syria.
قتل المصور الشاب ملهم بركات في سوريا.
"Disparition" by Yemeni photographer Bushra Almutawakel
"اختفاء" عمل المصورة اليمينة بشرى المتوكل
Hamde Abu Rahma, another photographer from Ramallah, wrote:
حمدي أبو رحمة، مصوّرٌ آخر من رام اللّه، كتب:
A captivating view of Old Sana'a by photographer Ameen Alghabri
لقطة مذهلة تظهر جمال صنعاء القديمة بواسطة المصور أمين الغابري
Oman3D interviews Hani Macki, an Omani documentary photographer.
عمان 3 دي يجري مقابلة مع المصوّر الوثائقيّ هاني مكّي هنا.
Photographer Masahiro Ariga also noticed that the image was fake.
المصور مساهيرو أريجا اكتشف أيضا أن الصورة مفبركة.
Alfred A. Hart was the official photographer of the CPRR construction.
هارت كان المصور الرسمي لعمليات البناء لسكك حديد وسط المحيط الهادئ (CPRR).
Retired but very active, Julie defines herself as a storyteller and photographer.
متقاعدة لكنها نشيطة جداً، تُعرِف جولي نفسها بأنها حكّاءة ومصورة.
A panoramic view capturing Yemen's unique architecture by photographer Mohammed Alnahdi.
مشهد بانورامي يظهر فيه المعمار اليمني الفريد. المصور:محمد النهدي
Questions and answers
Is 'muṣawwir' always a photographer?
While 'muṣawwir' can broadly mean 'one who pictures' or 'depicts', in modern Arabic, it is overwhelmingly understood to mean 'photographer'.
What is the feminine form?
The feminine form is 'muṣawwirah' (مُصَوِّرَة) for a female photographer.
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