Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kashida

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kashi-da
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of justification used in some cursive scripts, particularly (Perso)-Arabic, where characters are elongated like a string rather than separated by spaces.

Uncountable

noun

A character representing this elongation.

Countable

Example Sentences

"Kashida is a typographic effect used with Arabic writing systems to elongate characters..."
"Note that "stretching" in this case can mean addition of white space, addition of connecting glyphs, such as kashidas..."
"However, there is no option for determining whether or not the Arabic Kashidas will be ignored; they will always be ignored in Arabic character sets."

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کَشِیدَه (kašīda).

Usage

Inflected Forms

kashidas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

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Synonyms

tatweel tatwil

Questions

What does kashida mean?: A type of justification used in some cursive scripts, particularly (Perso)-Arabic, where characters are elongated like a string rather than separated by spaces.
Where does kashida come from?: Borrowed from Classical Persian کَشِیدَه (kašīda).

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