نستعلیق

See also: نستعليق

Persian

Etymology

Contraction of earlier نَسْخِ تَعْلِیق (nasx-i ta'līq).[1] By surface analysis, blend of نسخ (nasx) +‎ تعلیق (ta'līq / ta'liġ).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [näs.t̪ʰäʔ.líːq]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [näs.t̪ʰɑː.líːq]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [näs.t̪ʰɔː.líq]

Readings
Classical reading? nasta'līq
Dari reading? nasta'līq
Iranian reading? nasta'liġ
Tajik reading? nasta'liq

Proper noun

نستعلیق • (nasta'līq / nasta'liġ) (Tajik spelling настаълиқ)

  1. (calligraphy) Nastaliq (style of calligraphy)

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Blair, Sheila (2008), Islamic Calligraphy, Edinburgh University Press, →ISBN, page 275

Punjabi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɐs.t̪ə.liːkᵊ]

Proper noun

نَسْتَعْلِیق • (nastaʻlīqm (Gurmukhi spelling ਨਸਤਾਲੀਕ਼)

  1. (calligraphy) Nastaliq, Nastaleeq (style of calligraphy)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نستعلیق (nasta'līq), of Arabic origin.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

نَسْتَعْلِیق • (nasta'līqm (Hindi spelling नस्तालीक़)

  1. (calligraphy) Nastaliq, Nastaleeq (style of calligraphy)