Mashq
Mashq is one of the oldest calligraphic forms of the Arabic script. At the time of the emergence of Islam, this type of writing was likely already in use in various parts of the Arabian Peninsula. It is first attested during the reign of caliph Umar, making it one of the earliest forms of Arabic script, along with Hijazi and Kufic. It was used in most texts produced during the first and second centuries after the Hijra.
Etymology
In Arabic, مَشَقَ mashaqa means "to stretch out"[2] and the name مَشْق mashq references the fact that the letters د ,ص ,ط ,ك, and ى (as well as their dotted counterparts) are written stretched out. Mashq calligraphy is also notable for the shortened intervals between words.
The Arabic term for this script spread as a loanword throughout the Muslim world as the Arabic writing system spread. For example, mashq is known as meşk in Turkish and is practiced by present-day calligraphers.
See also
Languages portal
- Ancient North Arabian script
- Ancient South Arabian script
- Hijazi script
- Kufic
- Muhaqqaq
- Naskh
- Persian calligraphy
- Rayhan
- Tawqi
- Thuluth
References
External links
- Mashq Sample Calligrapher:Mehmed Şevki Efendi
- Qur'anic fragment dated to 107 AH / 725 CE, now in the Egyptian National Library
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