Where does “نستعلیق” come from?
نستعلیق (Persian) comes from Persian تعلیق, from Arabic تَعْلِيق, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.
نستعلیق (Persian): Nastaliq style of calligraphy
Definitions
- Nastaliq style of calligraphy
Ancestry of “نستعلیق”, step by step
نستعلیق traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian تعلیق
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | تعلیق | suspension, abeyance, stopping |
| 2 | Arabic | تَعْلِيق | oblique hanging ductus style of calligraphy;... |
| 3 | Arabic | ل | to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express... |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | *lV- | for, to |
via Persian نسخ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | نسخ | abolition; annulment; recantation |
| 2 | Arabic | نَسْخ | copy; transcription |
Words derived from “نستعلیق”