mashq

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proper noun

A calligraphic form of Arabic.

OriginArabic مَشْق →
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Meanings

mashq1

nounmashq (plural mashqs)

plural mashqs

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of mashk.

Mashq2

proper noun
  1. A calligraphic form of Arabic.

Origin

  1. Arabicمَشْق
  2. EnglishMashq

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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APA

mashq. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mashq

MLA

“mashq.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mashq. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mashq,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mashq.

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