सलीब
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian صلیب (salīb), from Arabic صَلِيب (ṣalīb), from Classical Syriac ܨܠܻܝܒܳܐ (ṣəlīḇā). Compare Punjabi ਸਲੀਬ (salīb).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) 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 |