Nastaliq
Syllables: Nas·ta·liq/ˌnæstəˈliːk/
Nastaliq proper noun: a form of Arabic calligraphy mostly used for Persian and languages it has influenced, including Urdu and Ottoman Turkish.
Proper noun
Nastaliq
- A form of Arabic calligraphy mostly used for Persian and languages it has influenced, including Urdu and Ottoman Turkish.
Nastaliq meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Punjabi
Nastaliq in Hindi
- form of calligraphy
- नस्तालीक़, नसतालीक़ nastālīq, नस्तालीक, नसतालीक nastālīk
Nastaliq in Urdu
- form of calligraphy
- نَسْتَعْلِیق nasta'līq
Nastaliq in Bengali
- form of calligraphy
- নাস্তালিক nastalik
Nastaliq in Punjabi
- form of calligraphy
- ਨਸਤਾਲੀਕ nastālīk, نَسْتَعْلِیق nastaʻlīq
More languagesFewer languages
- Nastaliq in Arabic
- نَسْتَعْلِيق nastaʕlīq
Forms of Nastaliq
| alternative form | Nastalik |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Nastaleeq |
| alternative form | Nastalique |
| alternative form | Nastaʿlīq |
| alternative form | Nasta'liq |
Origin of Nastaliq
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.
Words that rhyme with Nastaliq
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- leak
- seek
- bespeak
- pique
- tweak
- reek
- sleek
- geek
- peek
- squeak
- week
- wreak
- boutique
- clique
- creek
- forspeak
- gleek
- unique
- bleak
- cacique
- creak
- critique
- deke
- eek
- eke
- fleak
- on fleek
- respeak
- Tajik
- teak
- technique
- tongue-in-chic
- chic
- cleek
- desqueak
- leek
- malik
- meek
- midweek
- misspeak
- physique
- pratique
- shriek
- speke
- streek
- Zeke
- -speak
- Adam's Peak
Questions about Nastaliq
- What does Nastaliq mean?
- Nastaliq means a form of Arabic calligraphy mostly used for Persian and languages it has influenced, including Urdu and Ottoman Turkish.
- What is Nastaliq in Hindi?
- Nastaliq in Hindi is नस्तालीक़, नसतालीक़ (nastālīq), नस्तालीक. See Nastaliq meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Nastaliq?
- Nastaliq is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Nastaliq?
- Nastaliq is pronounced /ˌnæstəˈliːk/.
Words near Nastaliq in the dictionary
Source and license
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