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Shikasta Nasta'liq

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English

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verses from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, written in Shikasta Nasta'liq style

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Particularly: “the Shikasta part”

Proper noun

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Shikasta Nasta'liq

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

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