صلیب

See also: صليب and صليت

Persian

Etymology

    Borrowed from Arabic صَلِيب (ṣalīb), borrowed from Aramaic צְלִיבָא (ṣəlīḇā), borrowed from Akkadian 𒁇 (ṣalāpu, to cross out, to pervert; to give difficulty or be crooked, not be easy or straight). Doublet of چلیپا (čalipâ).

    Pronunciation

     

    Readings
    Classical reading? salīb
    Dari reading? salīb
    Iranian reading? salib
    Tajik reading? salib

    Noun

    صلیب • (salīb / salib) (plural صلیب‌ها (salīb-hā / salib-hâ), Tajik spelling салиб)

    1. cross, crucifix, cruciform
      Synonym: چلیپا (čalipâ)

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Tajik: салиб (salib)
    • Hindustani:
      Hindi: सलीब (salīb)
      Urdu: صَلِیب (salīb)
    • Punjabi: ਸਲੀਬ (salīb)
    • Uzbek: salib

    Urdu

    Etymology

      Borrowed from Classical Persian صَلِیب (salīb), borrowed from Arabic صَلِيب (ṣalīb), borrowed from Aramaic צְלִיבָא (ṣəlīḇā), borrowed from Akkadian 𒁇 (ṣalāpu, to cross out, to pervert; to give difficulty or be crooked, not be easy or straight).

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      صَلِیب • (salībf (Hindi spelling सलीब)

      1. (Christianity, Islam) crucifix
      2. cross, cruciform

      Declension

      Declension of صلیب
      singular plural
      direct صَلِیب (salīb) صَلِیبیں (salībẽ)
      oblique صَلِیب (salīb) صَلِیبوں (salībõ)
      vocative صَلِیب (salīb) صَلِیبو (salībo)

      Derived terms

      References

      • صلیب”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
      • صلیب”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.