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shikasta nasta'liq

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
shikas-ta -nas-ta'liq
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A form of Perso-Arabic script calligraphy used for Persian and Urdu.

Etymology

Ultimately from Classical Persian شِکَسْتَهنَسْتَعْلِیق (šikasta-nasta'līq, literally “broken Nastaliq”), possibly via Urdu شکستہ نستعلیق (śikasta-nastālīq).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: شِکَسْتَهنَسْتَعْلِیق, شکستہ نستعلیق

Inflected Forms

Shikasta Nastaliq (alternative) Shikasta-Nasta'liq (alternative) Shikasta Nastaʿlīq (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Naskh Nastaliq Nasta'liq

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does shikasta nasta'liq mean?
A form of Perso-Arabic script calligraphy used for Persian and Urdu.
Where does shikasta nasta'liq come from?
Ultimately from Classical Persian شِکَسْتَهنَسْتَعْلِیق (šikasta-nasta'līq, literally “broken Nastaliq”), possibly via Urdu شکستہ نستعلیق (śikasta-nastālīq).

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