'Pahlavi' definitions:
Definition of 'Pahlavi'
From: WordNet
noun
Shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979 by Islamic fundamentalists (1919-1980) [syn: Pahlavi, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Shah Pahlavi, Pahlevi, Mohammed Reza Pahlevi]
noun
The Iranian language of the Zoroastrian literature of the 3rd to 10th centuries [syn: Pahlavi, Pehlevi]
noun
The script (derived from the Aramaic alphabet) used to write the Pahlavi language
Definition of 'Pahlavi'
From: GCIDE
- Pahlavi \Pah"la*vi\, Pahlevi \Pah"le*vi\, n.
- 1. The language of Sassanian Persia. See Pehlevi. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The script in which the Pahlavi language was written. It was taken from the Aramaic alphabet. [PJC]
- 3. A gold coin formerly used in Iran, equal in value to 20 rials. [PJC]
Definition of 'Pahlavi'
From: GCIDE
- Pehlevi \Peh"le*vi`\, n. [Parsee Pahlavi.] An ancient Persian dialect in which words were partly represented by their Semitic equivalents. It was in use from the 3d century (and perhaps earlier) to the middle of the 7th century, and later in religious writings. [Written also Pahlavi.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Pahlavi'
From: GCIDE
- Persian \Per"sian\, n.
- 1. A native or inhabitant of Persia. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The language spoken in Persia. Ancient Persian of the 3rd to 10th centuries is also called Pahlavi, and modern Persian is also called Farsi. [1913 Webster + PJC]
- 3. A thin silk fabric, used formerly for linings. --Beck. [1913 Webster]
- 4. pl. (Arch.) See Persian columns, under Persian, a. [1913 Webster]