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