Pahlavi: Meaning and Definition of
Pah•la•vi
Pronunciation: (pä'lu-vē"), [key]
— pl. -vis
- 1919–80, shah of Iran 1941–79; in exile after 1979 (son of Riza Shah Pahlavi).
- )1877–1944, shah of Iran 1925–41.
- (l.c.) a former gold coin of Iran, equal to 20 rials.
Pah•la•vi
Pronunciation: (pä'lu-vē"), [key]
- the Indo-European, Iranian language of the Zoroastrian literature of the 3rd to the 10th centuries.
- the script used in writing this language, derived from the Aramaic alphabet.
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