pahlavi
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Definition of pahlavi
7 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (historical)The principal gold coin of the Pahlavi dynasty (1925–1979).
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noun
- (historical)The principal gold coin of the Pahlavi dynasty (1925–1979).
name
- (countable, uncountable)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.
- (countable, uncountable)The Middle Persian language rendered in Book Pahlavi.
- (countable, uncountable)A surname from Persian
- (countable, uncountable)A surname from Persian
adj
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Of or relating to the Pahlavi script or to Middle Persian rendered in Book Pahlavi.
“Pahlavi literature traditionally defines the writings of the Zoroastrians in the Middle Persian language and Book Pahlavi script which were compiled in the 9th and the 10th centuries CE.”
- Of or relating to the Pahlavi dynasty.
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Etymology
From Iranian Persian پَهْلَوی (pahlavi), from Classical Persian پَهْلَوِی (pahlawī, “Parthian, of or relating to the age of the Iranian heroes before Islam”), from پَهْلَو (pahlaw) + ـِی (-ī).
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