Where does “آلة تصوير” come from?

آلة تصوير (South Levantine Arabic) comes from South Levantine Arabic آلة, from Arabic آلَة — instrument, tool.

آلة تصوير (South Levantine Arabic): camera

Definitions

  1. camera

Ancestry of “آلة تصوير”, step by step

آلة تصوير traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via South Levantine Arabic آلة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1South Levantine Arabicآلةmachine, device
2Arabicآلَةinstrument, tool

via South Levantine Arabic تصوير

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1South Levantine Arabicتصوير—
Every word from Arabic آلَة →Every word from South Levantine Arabic آلة →