Category: ArtsPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate
خطاطی
/khattaati/Roman
English meaning: Calligraphy
Urdu Definition
(اردو)خطاطی خوبصورت لکھائی کا فن ہے جو اردو اور اسلامی تہذیب میں بہت اہمیت رکھتا ہے۔
English Definition
The art of beautiful handwriting, especially important in Islamic and Urdu culture. Nastaliq script calligraphy is considered a high art form, practised by masters called khattats.
Example
“نستعلیق خطاطی اردو ثقافت کا قیمتی فن ہے۔”
In English: “Nastaliq calligraphy is a precious art form of Urdu culture.”
Literary Heritage
“فن وہی ہے جو دل کو چھو لے، روح کو بیدار کرے۔”
/Fan vahī hai jo dil ko chu le, rūḥ ko baidār kare./
“That alone is art which touches the heart and awakens the soul.”
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