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pahlavi

Syllables: Pah·la·vi/ˈpɑː.(h)ləˌvi/

pahlavi noun: the principal gold coin of the Pahlavi dynasty (1925–1979).

Noun

pahlavi (plural pahlavis)

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

Proper noun capitalized: Pahlavi

Pahlavi (countable and uncountable, plural Pahlavis)

  1. 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.
  2. The Middle Persian language rendered in Book Pahlavi.
  3. A surname from Persian
    1. A transliteration of the Persian surname پهلوی (pahlavi), borne by members of the Pahlavi dynasty which ruled Iran in the 20th century.

Adjective capitalized: Pahlavi

Pahlavi

  1. 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.2009, Carlo Cereti, "Middle Persian Literature I: Pahlavi," Encyclopedia Iranica (online edition)
  2. Of or relating to the Pahlavi dynasty.
    Synonyms:
    Pahlavian

Synonyms of pahlavi

Forms of pahlavi

Noun
pluralpahlavis
Proper noun
pluralPahlavis
alternative formPahlawi
alternative formPahlevi
alternative formPehlevi
alternative formPehlvi

Origin of pahlavi

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).

Words formed from pahlavi

Questions about pahlavi

What does pahlavi mean?
Pahlavi means the principal gold coin of the Pahlavi dynasty (1925–1979).
What part of speech is pahlavi?
Pahlavi can be a noun, a proper noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce pahlavi?
Pahlavi is pronounced /ˈpɑː.(h)ləˌvi/.
What is the plural of pahlavi?
The plural of pahlavi is pahlavis.

Words near pahlavi in the dictionary

  1. Pahina San Nicolas
  2. Pahinga Norte
  3. Pahinga Sur
  4. pahis
  5. Pahl
  6. pahlavi
  7. Pahlavi Iran
  8. Pahlavian
  9. Pahlavian Iran
  10. pahlavis
  11. Pahlavism

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