सलीब
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
Noun edit
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 edit
Declension of सलीब (fem cons-stem)