Shikasta Nasta'liq

English

Alternative forms

Shikasta Nastaliq, Shikasta-Nasta'liq
Shikasta Nastaʿlīq (more scientific)

Etymology

Ultimately from Classical Persian (šikasta-nasta'līq, literally “broken Nastaliq”), possibly via Urdu شکستہ نستعلیق (śikasta-nastālīq).

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -iːk

Proper noun

Shikasta Nasta'liq

A form of Perso-Arabic script calligraphy used for Persian and Urdu.

Related terms

Naskh
Nastaliq, Nasta'liq

Translations

calligraphic style

Persian: شکسته‌نستعلیق (šekaste-nasta'liq)
Turkish: kırık nestalik

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