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صَلِيب
cross /sˤɑˈliːb/
nounB2#3691 most common
Also: crucifix
Example sentences
هَذَا صَلِيبٌ.
This is a cross.
تَلْبَسُ الرَّاهِبَةُ صَلِيباً حَوْلَ رَقَبَتِهَا.
The nun wears a cross around her neck.
يُوجَدُ صَلِيبٌ كَبِيرٌ فَوْقَ الكَنِيسَةِ.
There is a big cross atop the church.
صُلِبَ المَسِيحُ عَلَى الصَّلِيبِ بِحَسَبِ العَقِيدَةِ المَسِيحِيَّةِ.
Christ was crucified on the cross, according to Christian doctrine.
أَصْبَحَ الصَّلِيبُ رَمْزاً لِلتَّضْحِيَةِ وَالفِدَاءِ فِي الفَنِّ الغَرْبِيِّ.
The cross became a symbol of sacrifice and redemption in Western art.
اِسْتَمَدَّتِ الحُرُوبُ الصَّلِيبِيَّةُ اسْمَهَا مِنَ الصَّلِيبِ الَّذِي حَمَلَهُ المُحَارِبُونَ عَلَى دُرُوعِهِمْ.
The Crusades took their name from the cross that the warriors carried on their shields.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | صَلِيبٌ | صُلْبَانٌ |
| Genitive | صَلِيبٍ | صُلْبَانٍ |
| Accusative | صَلِيباً | صُلْبَاناً |
| Vocative | يَا صَلِيبُ | يَا صُلْبَانُ |
Word family
صَلَبَto crucify
صُلْبhard, rigid; spineصَلَابَةhardness, toughness
مَصْلُوبa crucified person
صَلِيبِيّCrusader, relating to the Crusades
Etymology
Ṣalīb comes from the Arabic root ṣ-l-b, which carries the core sense of hardness, firmness, and rigidity. The noun follows the faʿīl pattern and is tied to the verb ṣalaba, meaning to crucify, so the word names the rigid wooden frame used in crucifixion. The same root gives ṣulb, meaning hard or rigid, and by extension the backbone.
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