सलीब
Hindi
Etymology
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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
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /sə.liːb/, [sɐ.liːb]
- Rhymes: -iːb
Noun
सलीब • (salīb) f (Urdu spelling صلیب)
- (Christianity) the cross, on which Jesus Christ was crucified
- सलीब पर चढ़ाना ― salīb par caṛhānā ― to crucify (literally, “to lift onto the cross”)
- crucifix
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | सलीब salīb |
सलीबें salībẽ |
| oblique | सलीब salīb |
सलीबों salībõ |
| vocative | सलीब salīb |
सलीबो salībo |