Arabic for cross

Saliib
ﺻَﻠِﻴﺐ
cross – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﺻَﻠِﻴﺐ means cross. It is pronounced Saliib.

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The Arabic word word for cross can also be conjugated:

Sulbaan
ﺻُﻠﺒَﺎﻥ
cross – masculine plural
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word cross

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Important letters:
The root of the word cross consists of three Arabic letters: Sad that is written and pronounced S, lam that is written and pronounced l and beh that is written and pronounced b. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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All letters in cross

ﺻَﻠِﻴﺐ
ﺻـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻴـ
ـﺐ
 
ﺻـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻴـ
ـﺐ
 
ﺻـ
ـﺼـ
ـﺺ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
ﻳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻲ
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
 
Sad
S
lam
l
ya
y
beh
b
 
 
The Arabic word for cross consists of: The letter Sad that is written ﺹ ( here ﺻـ ) and pronounced S and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻠـ ) and pronounced l and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter ya that is written ﻱ ( here ـﻴـ ) and pronounced y. The letter beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺐ ) and pronounced b and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺻَﻠِﻴﺐ and pronounced Saliib.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for cross

fa3iil becomes Saliib

We have seen that the Arabic word for cross is written ﺻَﻠِﻴﺐ and pronounced Saliib. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3iil where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3iil and the root letters are S, l and b, the word becomes Saliib.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns

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