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Shikasta Nasta'liq
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English
thumb|verses from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, written in Shikasta Nasta'liq style
Alternative forms
en Shikasta Nastaliq Shikasta-Nasta'liq
en Shikasta Nastaʿlīq more scientific
Etymology
Ultimately from en fa-cls شِکَسْتَهنَسْتَعْلِیق broken Nastaliq, possibly via en ur شکستہ نستعلیق śikasta-nastālīq.
Pronunciation
en the Shikasta part
en iːk
Proper noun
1
A form of Perso-Arabic script calligraphy used for Persian and Urdu.
Related terms
en Naskh
en Nastaliq, en Nasta'liq
Translations
calligraphic style
Persian: fa شکستهنستعلیق šekaste-nasta'liq
Turkish: tr kırık nestalik
en Calligraphy