Nastaliq

Nastaliq (pronounced /ˌnæstəˈliːk/ or /ˈnæstəliːk/) () is a special style of writing used for the Arabic script. It is mainly used for some Indo-Iranian languages like Classical Persian, Kashmiri, Punjabi, and Urdu. It is also sometimes used for Ottoman Turkish poetry, but not often for Arabic itself. Nastaliq was created in Iran around the 13th century, based on an older writing style called naskh. Today, it is still commonly used in Iran, India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and other countries, especially for writing poetry and in calligraphy art.

 Varieties of Nastaliq (alphabets) 

Persian

 Letter  Romanization  IPA   ā, a, (e), o, -  , , , ,    b     p     t     (s)     j     č     (h)     x     d     (z)     r     z     c/ts     s     š     (s)     (z)     (t)     (z)     (ā), (a), (e), (o), (-)  , , , ,    ǧ     f     q     k     g     l  , (), ()   m     n     w, u  ,    h     y, i  , 

Urdu

 Letter  Romanization  IPA   ā, a, (e), o, -  , , , ,    b     p     t     ṭ     (s)     j     č     (h)     x     d     ḍ     (z)     r     ṛ     z     ž     s     š     (s)     (z)     (t)     (z)     (ā), (a), (e), (o), (-)  , , , ,    ǧ     f     q     k     g     l  , (), ()   m     n     nun ǧunna     w, u  ,    h     _h  ,    y, i  ,    e/ay  

Punjabi (Shahmukhi)

No.NameIPAFinal glyphMedial glyphInitial glyphIsolated glyph 1  alif   2  bē   3  pē   4  tē   5  ṭē    6  s̱ē   7  jīma   8  cē   9  waḍḍi ḥē   10  k͟hē   11  dāla   12  ḍāla   13  ẕāla   14  rē   15  ṛē   16  zē   17  zhē   18  sīna   19  shīna   20  ṣwāda    21  ẓwāda   22  t̤oē    23  z̤oē   24  aina   25  g͟haina   26  fē   27  qāfa   28  kāfa   29  gāfa   30  lāma   31Rarely used in literature, except when a distinction between the pronunciation of the non-retroflex character is needed  ḷāma   32  mīma   33  nūna   34  ṇūṇa    35  nūn ġunnah   36  wāoa   37  choṭī hēgol hē  38  do-cashmī hē  or   39  hamzah ,  40choṭī yē 41waḍḍi yē 

Pashto

 Letter  Romanization  IPA   ā, a, (e), o, -  , , , ,    b     p     t     ṭ     (s)     j     č     (h)     x     ṡ     ż     d     ḍ     (z)     r     ṛ     z     ž     s     š     (s)     (z)     (t)     (z)     (ā), (a), (e), (o), (-)  , , , ,    ǧ     f     q     k     g     l  , (), ()   m     n     ṇ     ṉ     w, u  ,    h     ə     y, i  ,    e     ay     ạy     y  

Kashmiri

 Letter  Romanization  IPA   ā, a, (e), o, -  , , , ,    b     p     t     ṭ     (s)     j     č     (h)     x     d     ḍ     (z)     r     ṛ     z     ž     s     š     (s)     (z)     (t)     (z)     (ā), (a), (e), (o), (-)  , , , ,    ǧ     f     q/k  ,    k     g     l  , (), ()   m     n     ṇ     w, u  ,    v     o     h     _h  ,    y  ,    'y  ,    e  

References

 Other websites 

 Rumicode: Online Service For  Calligraphy
 Nastaliq Online: Online Service For  Calligraphy
 Nastaliq Writer for Macintosh by SIL
 Faiz Nastaliq: Official Faiz  site
 Nastaliq Script | Persian Calligraphy
 Awami Nastaliq: A Nastaliq font by SIL International

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