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kashida

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A type of justification used in some cursive scripts, particularly (Perso)-Arabic, where characters are elongated like a string rather than separated by spaces.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A character representing this elongation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کَشِیدَه (kašīda).

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كَشِيدَة (kašīda) — a type of elongation used in some cursive scripts
  • Hindi: कशीदा (kaśīdā) — a type of elongation used in some cursive scripts
  • Persian: کَشِیدَه (kašīda) — a type of elongation used in some cursive scripts
  • Dari: کَشِیدَه (kašīda) — a type of elongation used in some cursive scripts
  • Iranian Persian: کَشیدِه (kašide) — a type of elongation used in some cursive scripts
  • Russian: татви́ль (tatvílʹ) — a type of elongation used in some cursive scripts
  • Russian: каши́да (kašída) — a type of elongation used in some cursive scripts
  • Urdu: کَشِیدَہ (kaśīda) — a type of elongation used in some cursive scripts
  • Arabic: كَشِيدَة (kašīda) — elongation character
  • Arabic: تَطْوِيل (taṭwīl) — elongation character
  • Hindi: कशीदा (kaśīdā) — elongation character
  • Hindi: तत्वील (tatvīl) — elongation character
  • Indonesian: tatwil — elongation character
  • Indonesian: kasyidah — elongation character
  • Malay: tatwil — elongation character
  • Persian: کَشِیدَه (kašīda) — elongation character
  • Persian: تَطْوِیل (tatwīl) — elongation character
  • Dari: کَشِیدَه (kašīda) — elongation character
  • Dari: تَطْوِیل (tatwīl) — elongation character
  • Iranian Persian: کَشیدِه (kašide) — elongation character
  • Iranian Persian: تَطْویل (tatvil) — elongation character
  • Russian: татви́ль (tatvílʹ) — elongation character
  • Russian: каши́да (kašída) — elongation character
  • Urdu: کَشِیدَہ (kaśīda) — elongation character
  • Urdu: تَطْوِیل (tatvīl) — elongation character