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nastaliq

/ˌnæstəˈliːk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
Nas-ta-liq
IPA
/ˌnæstəˈliːk/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: نَسْتَعْلِیق, نَسْخ, تَعْلِيق, ن س خ

Inflected Forms

Nastalik (alternative) Nastaleeq (alternative) Nastalique (alternative) Nastaʿlīq (alternative) Nasta'liq (alternative)

Phrases

Shikasta Nasta'liq

Frequently Paired Words

Naskh Shikasta Nasta'liq Diwani Hijazi Jawi Kufic Maghribi Mashq

Rhymes With

week speak unique weak seek peak greek technique creek leak freak streak

Questions

How do you pronounce nastaliq?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌnæstəˈliːk/.
What does nastaliq mean?
A form of Arabic calligraphy mostly used for Persian and languages it has influenced, including Urdu and Ottoman Turkish.
Where does nastaliq come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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