نستعلیق

See also: نستعليق

Persian

Etymology

Blend of نَسْخ (nasx) +‎ تَعْلیق (ta'liq), respectively from the Arabic نَسْخ (nasḵ) and تَعْلِيق (taʕlīq), two styles of calligraphy.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nas.taʔ.ˈliːq]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [näs.t̪ʰäʔ.líːq]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [näs.t̪ʰäʔ.líːq]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [näs.t̪ʰɑː.líːq]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [näs.t̪ʰɔː.líq]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [næs.t̪ʰæʔ.líːɢ̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [näs.t̪ʰäʔ.líq]

Readings
Classical reading?	nasta'līq
Dari reading?	nasta'līq
Iranian reading?	nasta'liğ
Tajik reading?	nastaʾliq

Proper noun

Dari	نستعلیق
Iranian Persian
Tajik	настаълиқ

نَسْتَعْلیق • (nasta'liq)

1. (calligraphy) Nastaliq, Nastaleeq (style of calligraphy)

Derived terms

• شِکَسْتَه‌نَسْتَعْلیق (šekaste-nasta'liq)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نستعلیق (nasta'līq), of Arabic origin.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nəs.t̪ɑː.liːq/

Proper noun

نستعلیق • (nastālīq) f (Hindi spelling नस्तालीक़)

1. (calligraphy) Nastaliq, Nastaleeq (style of calligraphy)