सलीब

Hindi

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

    सलीब • (salībf (Urdu spelling صلیب)

    1. (Christianity) the cross, on which Jesus Christ was crucified
      सलीब पर चढ़ानाsalīb par caṛhānāto 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