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सलीब

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Hindi

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

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Synonyms

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