Nastaliq
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Alternative forms edit
- Nastalik, Nastaleeq, Nastalique
- Nastaʿlīq, Nasta'liq (more scientific)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian نَسْتَعْلِیق (nasta'līq), a compound of نسخ (nasx), from Arabic نَسْخ (nasḵ, literally “transcription”), and تَعْلِیق (ta'līq), from Arabic تَعْلِيق (taʕlīq, literally “hanging, suspension”), the names of two other styles.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˌnæstəˈliːk/, /ˈnæstəliːk/, enPR: năs'tə-lēkʹ, năsʹtə-lēk
- Rhymes: -iːk
- Hyphenation: Nas‧ta‧liq
Proper noun edit
Nastaliq
- A form of Arabic calligraphy mostly used for Persian and languages it has influenced, including Urdu and Ottoman Turkish.
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form of calligraphy
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