सलीब

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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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