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pahlavi¹
noun pahlavis
- The principal gold coin of the Pahlavi dynasty (1925–1979).
Pahlavi²
- /ˈpɑː.(h)ləˌvi/
Where it comes from
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).
proper noun Pahlavis · Pahlawi · Pahlevi · Pehlevi · Pehlvi
- 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.
- A surname from Persian
- A transliteration of the Persian surname پهلوی (pahlavi), borne by members of the Pahlavi dynasty which ruled Iran in the 20th century.
adjective Pahlawi · Pahlevi · Pehlevi · Pehlvi
- 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.
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Of or relating to the Pahlavi dynasty.
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Talk about this word "pahlavi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pahlavi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pahlavi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pahlavi "pahlavi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pahlavi.Cite this
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title = {pahlavi},
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