Hindi edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

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

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