صلب

Meaning

Verb

1. to crucify
2. to barbecue
3. to enkindle, to set on fire, to ignite

Noun

crucifixion

Adj

firm, stiff, solid

Noun

1. backbone, the bone extending from the base of the neck to the coccyx
2. loins
3. steel

Noun

plural of صَلِيب (ṣalīb, “hard, solid”)

Concepts

steel

crucify

adamantine

stiffen

crucifixion

firmness

hard

harden

horny

inflexible

robust

solid

spinal column

adamant

stout

boned

callous

decent

essence

Synonyms

فولاذ

شاق

شديد

صعب

صلّب

عزيز

قاس

قاسي

قوي

يَبَّسَ

تصلب

شظف

عصيب

قسى

قوى

تيبس

خشن

أصبح صارم

Translations

acero

acier

acciaio

Stahl

aço

ατσάλι

acer

χάλυβας

staal

chalybs

çelik

pola

acièr

adamas

Etymology

Also Aramaic / Hebrew צָלַב (ṣāláḇ), Ge'ez ጸለበ (ṣäläbä), but mostly within Arabic a denominal verb of صَلِيب (ṣalīb, “cross”), plausibly also interpreted after the native صَلَّبَ (ṣallaba, “to prop up, to support”).