Where does “Shikasta Nasta'liq” come from?
Shikasta Nasta'liq (English) comes from Persian شکستهنستعلیق, from Persian نستعلیق, from Persian تعلیق, from Arabic تَعْلِيق, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.
Shikasta Nasta'liq (English): A form of Perso-Arabic script calligraphy used for Persian and Urdu
Definitions
- A form of Perso-Arabic script calligraphy used for Persian and Urdu
Ancestry of “Shikasta Nasta'liq”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | شکستهنستعلیق | Shikasta Nasta'liq a style of calligraphy |
| 2 | Persian | نستعلیق | Nastaliq style of calligraphy |
| 3 | Persian | تعلیق | suspension, abeyance, stopping |
| 4 | Arabic | تَعْلِيق | oblique hanging ductus style of calligraphy;... |
| 5 | Arabic | ل | to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express... |
| 6 | Proto-Semitic | *lV- | for, to |