Nastaliq

English
The word نستعلیق‎ (nasta'liq) written in Nastaʿlīq style

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Etymology

Borrowed from Persian نستعلیق‎ (nasta'liq), a compound of نسخ‎ (nasx) (from Arabic نَسْخ‎ (nasḵ, “transcription”)) and تعلیق‎ (ta'liq) (from Arabic تَعْلِيق‎ (taʿlīq, “hanging, suspension”)), name of two other styles.

Proper noun

Nastaliq

  1. A form of Arabic calligraphy mostly used for Persian and languages it has influenced, including Urdu and Ottoman Turkish.

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