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Where does “نستعلیق” come from?

نستعلیق (Persian) comes from Persian تعلیق, from Arabic تَعْلِيق, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV-.

Ancestry of “نستعلیق”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتعلیق—
2Arabicتَعْلِيقoblique hanging ductus style of calligraphy;...
3Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
4Proto-Semitic*lV-—

Words derived from “نستعلیق”

  • Shikasta Nasta'liq
  • नस्तालीक़
  • شکسته‌نستعلیق
  • نستعلیق
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