# Shikasta Nasta'liq

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A form of Perso-Arabic script calligraphy used for Persian and Urdu.

## Etymology
Ultimately from Classical Persian شِکَسْتَهنَسْتَعْلِیق (šikasta-nasta'līq, literally “broken Nastaliq”), possibly via Urdu شکستہ نستعلیق (śikasta-nastālīq).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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