صلیب

See also: صليب and صليت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَلِيب (ṣalīb). Doublet of (čalipâ).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /sa.ˈliːb/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.líːb]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sä.líːb]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [sä.líb̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sæ.líːb̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.líb]

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

Noun


Iranian Persian	صلیب
Dari	صلیب
Tajik	салиб

صلیب • (salib)

cross, crucifix, cruciform
Synonym: چلیپا (čalipâ)

Derived terms

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

Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

صَلِیب • (salīb) f (Hindi spelling सलीब)

(Christianity, Islam) crucifix
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 (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, 2025.