Qatama Calligraphy

This article is one of many about Qatama

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A gallery of Qatama Calligraphy.

Mo`oj

• mo`oj /'mo:?o:Z/

Qatama

• Qatama /'qa:.ta:.ma:./

Ngumja

• ngumja /'Nu:m.Za:/ -- n. the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations

Nura

• nura /'nu:.ra:/ -- n. life, vitality; v. to live, exist

• This example shows the progression from a flowing calligraphic style to a square-ish emblematic style.

Tojla

• tojla /to:Z.la:/ -- n. a traditional sword worn by the warrior class and nobility

Tamaja

• tamaja /'ta:.ma:.Za:/ -- 'all is well, peace', a common response to being greeted. Presented in Moj, Uyata and Ajan.

al Mogua

• This is something I call mogua, it's a play on moj (writing system) + gua (face), if you look closely, every grapheme of Moj can be made with a combination of these brush strokes.

Ogu

• ogu
• gomoku unja
• mo ngan omha
• ogu uj omha
• kyuna gomoku unja

a poem by Ryokan Taigu:

• Within
• A light snow
• Three Thousand Realms
• Within those realms
• Light snow falls

Ogu al kama

• ogu al kama
• aj myatla ma koto al qam
• ogu daq nuj utahu
• al ma`aq aj gahaja moqra

• A poem by Ryokan Taigu

• Down in the village
• the din of flute and drum,
• here deep in the mountain
• everywhere the sound of the pines

Nja`ayu

• nja`ayu /nZa:?a:ju/

1. n. an introvert, solitary individual
2. v. to be, act for, focus on oneself
3. adj. preferring the internal, satisfied with self, lacking interest or comfort in social interactions

• A contraction formed from nja (for, about) and ayu (self, reflective particle).

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