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kashida in Arabic

كَشِيدَة kašīda

kashida in Arabic: كَشِيدَة (kašīda), تَطْوِيل (taṭwīl). In English, kashida means a type of justification used in some cursive scripts, particularly (Perso)-Arabic, where characters are elongated like a string rather than separated by spaces.

Arabic words for kashida

a type of elongation used in some cursive scripts
كَشِيدَة kašīda
elongation character
كَشِيدَة kašīda, تَطْوِيل taṭwīl

English meaning of kashida

  1. 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.
  2. noun A character representing this elongation.

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Questions about kashida in Arabic

What is the meaning of kashida in Arabic?
Kashida in Arabic is كَشِيدَة (kašīda), تَطْوِيل (taṭwīl).
ما معنى كلمة kashida؟
Kashida: كَشِيدَة (kašīda), تَطْوِيل (taṭwīl).
What does kashida mean in English?
Kashida means a type of justification used in some cursive scripts, particularly (Perso)-Arabic, where characters are elongated like a string rather than separated by spaces.

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