How to say "cross" in Arabic
CognateMeaningcross
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
صَلِيب
ṣalībצליב
صليب
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
צלב
tslavتْسْلَاڤ
How the two words are related
Cognate
Same Semitic root, same meaning — you already know this word.
Arabic root
ص-ل-بHebrew root
צ-ל-בצלב and ṣalīb share the root ṣ-l-b, about rigidity and stiffening — exactly what happens to a body nailed straight. Hebrew's crucifixion vocabulary (צלב, לצלוב) and Arabic's line up letter for letter.
Related Hebrew word:צלבtslavتْسْلَاڤ
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In a phrase
حَمَلَ الصَّلِيب
ḥamala aṣ-ṣalībחמל א-צליבhe carried the cross
Plural
صُلْبَان
ṣulbānצלבאןbroken plural