Etymology

mashq

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Today it means: A calligraphic form of Arabic. Full definition →

Arabic مَشْق
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromمَشْق
  2. English todayMashq

Borrowed from Arabic مَشْق (mašq), from مَشَقَ (mašaqa, “to stretch out”), due to some letters in the script being stretched out.

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