Glossary of calligraphic terms

Arabic	Turkish	Persian	English / definition	Photo reference
Khatt	Hat	Khattat-i	Calligraphy
Khattat	Hattat	Khattat	Calligrapher
Mufraddat	Mufredat	Mufraddat	Detached letters—the first stage in the traditional calligraphy learning process
Murakkabat	Murekkebat	Murakkabat	Assembled letters—the second stage in the traditional calligraphy learning process
Ijaza	Icazet	Ijaza	License—certificate given to the calligraphy student, allowing him or her to teach; means “permission,” or “authority”
Karalama	Karalama	Karalama	Single sheets of calligraphic exercises
Meshk	Mesk	Meshk	Practice sheet or lesson
Dawat	Divit	Dawat	Portable inkwell and pen holder
Qalam	Kalem	Qalam	A reed pen
Hibr	Mürekkep	Murakkab	Ink
Liqa	Lika	Liqa	Wad of silk used in an inkwell to absorb ink
Miqadda	Makta	Nay-qat	A cutting board on which you rest the pen when trimming the tip
Tarkheem	Ebrü	Kaghaz-i abri	The art of paper marbling
Bismillah	Besmele	Bismillah	An Islamic Arabic phrase meaning, “In the name of God, most gracious, most compassionate”