Pahlavi

¹

[ pah-luh-vee ]

noun

1. the Indo-European, Iranian language of the Zoroastrian literature of the 3rd to the 10th centuries.
2. the script used in writing this language, derived from the Aramaic alphabet.

Pahlavi

²

or Pah·le·vi

[ pah-luh-vee ]

noun

, plural Pah·la·vis

1. Muhammad Ri·za (or Re·za) [ri-, zah], 1919–80, shah of Iran 1941–79; in exile after 1979 (son of Riza Shah Pahlavi).
2. Riza (or Reza) Shah, 1877–1944, shah of Iran 1925–41.
3. (lowercase) a former gold coin of Iran, equal to 20 rials.

Pahlavi

¹

/ ˈpɑːləvɪ /

noun

1. the Middle Persian language, esp as used in classical Zoroastrian and Manichean literature

Pahlavi

²

/ ˈpɑːləvɪ /

noun

1. PahlaviMohammed Reza19191980MIranianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler Mohammed Reza (ˈriːzə). 1919–80, shah of Iran (1941–79); forced into exile (1979) during civil unrest following which an Islamic republic was established led by the Ayatollah Khomeini
2. PahlaviReza18771944MIranianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler his father, Reza. 1877–1944, shah of Iran (1925–41). Originally an army officer, he gained power by a coup d'état (1921) and was chosen shah by the National Assembly. He reorganized the army and did much to modernize Iran

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pahlavi¹

First recorded in 1765–75, Pahlavi is from the Persian word Pahlavī Parthian

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pahlavi¹

C18: from Persian pahlavī, from Old Persian Parthava Parthia

Example Sentences

The shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, had given in to public clamoring for free elections.

From The Daily Beast

Nor will we allow ourselves to be defined by what the Islamic Republic did in the years following the fall of the Pahlavi dynasty.

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Over the years, the Pahlavi era has been hailed for its successes and criticized for its failings.

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The spark was U.S. acceptance of the then-recently-deposed Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi onto American soil.

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Iran has also succumbed over the course of a cruel century, in large part because of the depredations of the Pahlavi dynasty.

From The Daily Beast

The original Avesta, as described in Pahlavi text which have come down to us, contain twenty-one Nasks or books.

From Project Gutenberg

Its loss, we must remember, is in part compensated by the Pahlavi religious literature of Sassanian days.

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Sweet pahlavi of the Hyperboreans, I will take you as my guide!

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He himself admits that he was following a Mohammedan author, who has certainly made a free translation of the Pahlavi text.

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The commentary is not written in the Zend language, but in Pahlavi or Persian.

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