صلیب

See also: صليب and صليت

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [sa.ˈliːβ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.líːb]

• (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?	salīḇ
Dari reading?	salīb
Iranian reading?	salib
Tajik reading?	salib

Noun

Dari	صلیب
Iranian Persian
Tajik	салиб

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)

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 (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, 2024.