ˈnastəˌlēk noun
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Etymology: Persian nasta'līq, from Arabic naskhīy ta'līq, from naskhīy neskhi + ta'līq, a script — more at neskhi
: an Arabic script developed about the 15th century, characterized by a tendency to slope downward from right to left, and used mainly for Persian poetical writings and in Urdu and Malay manuscript