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Where does “kashida” come from?

kashida (English) comes from Persian کشیده — long; tight; weighed.

kashida (English): A type of justification used in some cursive...

Definitions

  1. A type of justification used in some cursive...

Ancestry of “kashida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکشیدهlong; tight; weighed
Every word from Persian کشیده →