Nastaliq

• Nastalik, Nastaleeq, Nastalique
• Nastaʿlīq, Nasta'liq (more scientific)

Borrowed from Classical Persian نَسْتَعْلِیق (nasta'līq), a compound of نسخ (nasx), from Arabic نَسْخ (nasḵ, literally “transcription”), and تَعْلِیق (ta'līq), from Arabic تَعْلِيق (taʕlīq, literally “hanging, suspension”), the names of two other styles.

• IPA^(key): /ˌnæstəˈliːk/, /ˈnæstəliːk/, enPR: năs'tə-lēkʹ, năsʹtə-lēk
• Rhymes: -iːk
• Hyphenation: Nas‧ta‧liq

Nastaliq

1. A form of Arabic calligraphy mostly used for Persian and languages it has influenced, including Urdu and Ottoman Turkish.

• Naskh
• Shikasta Nasta'liq