सलीब

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian صلیب (salīb), from Arabic صَلِيب (ṣalīb), from Classical Syriac ܨܠܻܝܒܳܐ (ṣəlīḇā). Compare Punjabi ਸਲੀਬ (salīb).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /sə.liːb/, [sɐ.liːb]
  • Rhymes: -iːb

Noun

सलीब • (salīb) f (Urdu spelling صلیب)

  1. (Christianity) the cross, on which Jesus Christ was crucified
    सलीब पर चढ़ाना ― salīb par caṛhānā ― to crucify (literally, “to lift onto the cross”)
  2. crucifix

Declension
Declension of सलीब (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct सलीब
salīb		 सलीबें
salībẽ
oblique सलीब
salīb		 सलीबों
salībõ
vocative सलीब
salīb		 सलीबो
salībo

Synonyms
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