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Pahlavi
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pahlavi
English
Alternative forms
en Pahlawi Pahlevi Pehlevi Pehlvi
Etymology
From en fa-ira پَهْلَوی, from en fa-cls پَهْلَوِی Parthian, of or relating to the age of the Iranian heroes before Islam, from fa-cls 1 پَهْلَو ـِی.
Pronunciation
pä′(h)lə-vē′, en /ˈpɑː.(h)ləˌvi/
en Pah la vi
Proper noun
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en Alphabets Iran 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.
en Iran The Middle Persian language rendered in Book Pahlavi.
en Persian
en Iran en fa surname پهلوی pahlavi, borne by members of the Pahlavi dynasty which ruled Iran in the 20th century.
Hyponyms
en Middle Persian Parthian
Derived terms
en Book Pahlavi Inscriptional Pahlavi Pahlavian Psalter Pahlavi
Translations
the Pahlavi script
Hindi: hi पहलवी f
Marathi: mr पहलवी f
the Middle Persian language rendered in Book Pahlavi
German: de Pehlewi
Hindi: hi पहलवी f
Marathi: mr पहलवी f
Russian: ru пехлеви язык
surname
Hindi: hi पहलवी n
Marathi: mr पहलवी n
Adjective
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en Iran Of or relating to the Pahlavi script or to Middle Persian rendered in Book Pahlavi.
2009, Carlo Cereti, "Middle Persian Literature I: Pahlavi," Encyclopedia Iranica (online edition)
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.
en Iran Of or relating to the Pahlavi dynasty.
en Pahlavian
Derived terms
en Pahlavi Iran Pahlavi state,Pahlavi State
Translations
of or relating to the Pahlavi script or to Middle Persian rendered in Book Pahlavi
of or relating to the Pahlavi dynasty
French: fr pahlavi
Related terms
en Pahlavism Pahlavist
Further reading
4232 1 1895