Syrian Arabic Curriculum — Grade 6, Semester 2 — Page 162

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خَطُّ الثُّلُثِ نَوْعٌ مِنَ الْخُطُوطِ الْعَرَبِيَّةِ، ظَهَرَ لِأَوَّلِ مَرَّةٍ فِي الْقَرْنِ الرَّابِعِ الْهِجْرِيِّ.

Thuluth is a style of Arabic calligraphy that first appeared in the fourth century AH.

وَهُوَ مِنْ أَشْهَرِ أَنْوَاعِ الْخُطُوطِ الْمُتَأَصِّلَةِ مِنَ الْخَطِّ النَّسْخِيِّ، سُمِّيَ بِهَذَا الِاسْمِ لِأَنَّهُ يُكْتَبُ بِقَلَمٍ يُقَطُّ (يُبْرَى) مُحَرَّفًا بِسُمْكِ ثُلُثِ قُطْرِ الْقَلَمِ.

It is one of the most famous scripts derived from Naskh, named for the fact that it is written with a nib cut at an angle equal to one-third the width of the pen tip.

وَهُوَ مِنْ أَصْعَبِ الْخُطُوطِ الْعَرَبِيَّةِ مِنْ حَيْثُ الْقَوَاعِدِ وَالْمَوَازِينِ، وَيَمْتَازُ بِالْمُرُونَةِ وَمَتَانَةِ التَّرْكِيبِ وَبَرَاعَةِ التَّأْلِيفِ.

It is among the most challenging Arabic scripts to master in terms of its rules and proportions, yet it is prized for its fluidity, structural strength, and elegant composition.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (6 verbs · 24 nouns)

• ظَهَرَ — to appear
• سَمَّى — to name
• كَتَبَ — to write
• خَطّ — script
• ثُلُث — one third
• نَوْع — type