Nastaliq
English
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Alternative forms
- Nastaʿlīq, Nastaleeq
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
- A form of Arabic calligraphy mostly used for Persian and languages it has influenced, including Urdu and Ottoman Turkish.
Translations
Nastaʿlīq
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