صلیب

صلیب

See also: صليب‎ and صليت‎

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic صَلِيب‎ (ṣalīb). Doublet of چلیپا‎ (čalipâ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /saˈliːb/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /saˈliːb/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /sæˈliːb/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /saˈlib/

Noun

Dari	صلیب
Iranian Persian
Tajik	салиб (salib)

صلیب • (salib)

1. cross, crucifix, cruciform

   Synonym: چلیپا‎ (čalipâ)

Derived terms

• صلیب سرخ‎ (salib-e sorx)
• صلیب مسیحی‎ (salib-e masihi)
• صلیب شکسته‎ (salib-e šekaste)
• صلیبی‎ (salibi)

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian صلیب‎ (salīb), from Arabic صَلِيب‎ (ṣalīb).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sə.liːb/
• Rhymes: -iːb

Noun

صَلِیب • (salīb) f (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

• مسیحی صلیب‎ (masīḥī salīb)
• صلیبی‎ (salībī, “crusader”)

References

• “صلیب”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “صلیب”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.