Nastaliq
/ˌnæstəˈliːk/ name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A form of Arabic calligraphy mostly used for Persian and languages it has influenced, including Urdu and Ottoman Turkish.
Etymology
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.