PAHLAVI

Pahlavi

(noun) the script (derived from the Aramaic alphabet) used to write the Pahlavi language

Pahlavi, Pehlevi

(noun) the Iranian language of the Zoroastrian literature of the 3rd to 10th centuries

Pahlavi, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Shah Pahlavi, Pahlevi, Mohammed Reza Pahlevi

(noun) Shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979 by Islamic fundamentalists (1919-1980)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

pahlavi (plural pahlavis)

(historical) The principal gold coin of the Pahlavi dynasty (1925-1979).

Etymology

Proper noun

Pahlavi

The Pahlavi script, a writing system derived from the Aramaic script and used to write several Iranian languages, the most common form of which was the Book Pahlavi.

The Middle Persian language rendered in Book Pahlavi.

The Pahlavi dynasty which ruled Iran in the 20th century.

Hyponyms

• Middle Persian

• Parthian

Source: Wiktionary



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