Nastaliq

Nas·ta·liq
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/ˌnæstəˈliːk//ˈnæstəliːk/

proper noun

A form of Arabic calligraphy mostly used for Persian and languages it has influenced, including Urdu and Ottoman Turkish.

OriginClassical Persian نَسْتَعْلِیق ← Arabic نَسْخ →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Nastalik · alternative Nastaleeq · alternative Nastalique · alternative Nastaʿlīq · alternative Nasta'liq

  1. A form of Arabic calligraphy mostly used for Persian and languages it has influenced, including Urdu and Ottoman Turkish.

Origin

  1. Arabicتَعْلِيق
  2. Arabicنَسْخ
  3. Classical Persianنَسْتَعْلِیق
  4. EnglishNastaliq

Borrowed from Classical Persian نَسْتَعْلِیق (nasta'līq), a compound of نسخ (nasx), from Arabic نَسْخ (nasḵ, literally “transcription”), and تَعْلِیق (ta'līq), from Arabic تَعْلِيق (taʕlīq, literally “hanging, suspension”), the names of two other styles.

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Translations

Arabic نَسْتَعْلِيق
  • نَسْتَعْلِيق (nastaʕlīq)form of calligraphy
Bengali নাস্তালিক
  • নাস্তালিক (nastalik)form of calligraphy
Chinese Mandarin 波斯體 /波斯体
  • 波斯體 /波斯体 (bōsītǐ)form of calligraphy
German Nastaliq
  • Nastaliqform of calligraphy
Hindi नस्तालीक़, नसतालीक़
  • नस्तालीक़form of calligraphy
  • नसतालीक़ (nastālīq)form of calligraphy
  • नस्तालीकform of calligraphy
  • नसतालीक (nastālīk)form of calligraphy
Japanese ナスタアリーク体
  • ナスタアリーク体 (nasutaarīku tai)form of calligraphy
Korean 나스탈리크체
  • 나스탈리크체 (naseutallikeuche)form of calligraphy
Polish nastaligh
  • nastalighform of calligraphy
Punjabi ਨਸਤਾਲੀਕ, نَسْتَعْلِیق
  • ਨਸਤਾਲੀਕ (nastālīk)form of calligraphy
  • نَسْتَعْلِیق (nastaʻlīq)form of calligraphy
Russian настали́к
  • настали́к (nastalík)form of calligraphy
Turkish nestâlik
  • nestâlikform of calligraphy
Urdu نَسْتَعْلِیق
  • نَسْتَعْلِیق (nasta'līq)form of calligraphy

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Nastaliq

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Cite this entry
APA

Nastaliq. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nastaliq

MLA

“Nastaliq.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nastaliq. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nastaliq,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nastaliq.

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