Shikasta Nasta'liq

English

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -iːk

Proper noun

Shikasta Nasta'liq

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

Translations

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