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' ( ar, رُقعة) or ' () is a writing style of
If one of the ruqʿah style fonts is installed, the following should appear as the above image sample:
File:Al-Ishtrakeyia Journal (Young Egypt party).jpg, Ruqʿah as a
Arabic script
The Arabic script is the writing system used for Arabic and several other languages of Asia and Africa. It is the second-most widely used writing system in the world by number of countries using it or a script directly derived from it, and th ...
intended for the rapid production of texts. It a relatively simple and plain style, used for everyday writing and often used for signs. The Ottoman calligraphers Mumtaz Efendi (1810–1872) and Mustafa Izzet Efendi (1801–1876) are credited with canonizing the writing style.
It is not to be confused with the much older '' reqāʿ'' () style — one of the six traditional Arabic scripts (''al-aqlām al-sittah'', ).
Description and usage
''Ruqʿah'' is the most common type of handwriting in the Arabic script. It is known for its clipped letters composed of short, straight lines and simple curves, as well as its straight and even lines of text. It was probably derived from the ''Thuluth
''Thuluth'' ( ar, ثُلُث, ' or ar, خَطُّ الثُّلُثِ, '; fa, ثلث, ''Sols''; Turkish: ''Sülüs'', from ' "one-third") is a script variety of Islamic calligraphy. The straight angular forms of Kufic were replaced in the new s ...
'' and '' Naskh'' styles.
Unlike other types of calligraphy, ''ruqʿah'' is not considered as an art form. Instead, it is a functional style of writing that is quick to write and easy to read. Every literate Ottoman was expected to be able to use the ''ruqʿah''.
It was widely used in the Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University ...
.
The demonstration underneath is not typical since it uses full vowels, which are rarely used in handwriting:
If one of the ruqʿah style fonts is installed, the following should appear as the above image sample:
خَيْر للمَرء أن يَمُوتَ فِى سَبِيل فِكرَتِه مِنْ أنْ يَعِيشَ طُولَ الدَهْرِ جَبَانًا عَن نِصْرةِ وَطَنِه
Gallery
display typeface
A display typeface is a typeface that is intended for use at large sizes for headings, rather than for extended passages of body text.
Display typefaces will often have more eccentric and variable designs than the simple, relatively restrained ...
: A 1951 edition of the Young Egypt Party
The Young Egypt Party ( ar, حزب مصر الفتاة ') is an Egyptian political party.
History and profile
The party was established on 12 October 1989. It was legalized in 1990.
The Party platform calls for:
* Establishing a parliamentary ...
journal ''Al-Ishtirakiyya''. Ruqʿah is used for the headlines, Naskh for body text.
File:خط جرجي زيدان.jpg, A letter hand written by Jurji Zaydan
Jurji Zaydan ( ar, جرجي زيدان, ; December 14, 1861 – July 21, 1914) was a prolific Lebanese novelist, journalist, editor and teacher, most noted for his creation of the magazine '' Al-Hilal'', which he used to serialize his twenty thr ...
File:حرف الألف بالرقعة.png, Height of the letter Alif
Typefaces
Examples of a modern digital typeface rendering Arabic text in this style, are: * ''Aref Ruqaa'' by Abdullah Aref * ''Rakkas'' by Zeynep Akay * ''Waseem'' on iOS * ''B Arabic Style'' by Borna Rayaneh * ''Layla Ruqaa'' by Mohammed IsamReferences
See also
*Diwani
Diwani is a calligraphic variety of Arabic script, a cursive style developed during the reign of the early Ottoman Turks (16th century - early 17th century). It reached its height of popularity under Süleyman I the Magnificent (1520–1566).
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* Naskh (script)
Naskh ( ar, , qalam an-naskh, from the verb , , 'to copy', from n-s-kh root (ن-س-خ)) is a smaller, round script of Islamic calligraphy. Naskh is one of the first scripts of Islamic calligraphy to develop, commonly used in writing administrativ ...
* Nastaʿlīq script
''Nastaliq'' (; fa, , ), also romanized as ''Nastaʿlīq'', is one of the main calligraphic hands used to write the Perso-Arabic script in the Persian and Urdu languages, often used also for Ottoman Turkish poetry, rarely for Arabic. ''Nas ...
* Taʿlīq script
The taʿlīq () script is a style in Islamic calligraphy designed specifically to satisfy the needs of the Persian language. It emerged in the mid-13th century from gradual changes in the '' naskh'' style, and also incorporated influences from '' ...
* Cursive
Cursive (also known as script, among other names) is any style of penmanship in which characters are written joined in a flowing manner, generally for the purpose of making writing faster, in contrast to block letters. It varies in functionali ...
* Handwriting
Handwriting is the writing done with a writing instrument, such as a pen or pencil, in the hand. Handwriting includes both printing and cursive styles and is separate from formal calligraphy or typeface. Because each person's handwriting is u ...
Arabic calligraphy
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