Pahlavi

Pah·la·vi  (päl-v, -hl-) also Peh·le·vi (p-)

n.

An Iranian language used in Persia during the reign of the Sassanids.

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[Persian pahlaw, from Pahlav, Parthia, from Old Persian Parthava-.]

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Pahlavi, Muhammad Reza 1919-1980.

Shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979, when he was deposed by Islamic fundamentalists.

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pah·la·vi  (päl-v, -hl-)

n. pl. pah·la·vis

A gold coin formerly used in Iran.

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[Persian pahlaw, after Reza Shah Pahlavi (1878-1944), Shah of Iran.]

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Pahlavi¹

n

1. (Biographies / Pahlavi, Mohammed Reza (1919-1980) M, Iranian, POLITICS: 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. (Biographies / Pahlavi, Reza (1877-1944) M, Iranian, POLITICS: 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

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Pahlavi², Pehlevi

n

(Linguistics / Languages) the Middle Persian language, esp as used in classical Zoroastrian and Manichean literature

[from Persian pahlavī, from Old Persian Parthava Parthia]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Pahlavi - Shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979 by Islamic fundamentalists (1919-1980) Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Mohammed Reza Pahlevi, Pahlevi, Shah Pahlavi
	2.	Pahlavi - the Iranian language of the Zoroastrian literature of the 3rd to 10th centuries Pehlevi Iranian language, Iranian - the modern Persian language spoken in Iran Parthian - the Iranian language spoken in the Parthian kingdom (250 BC to AD 226)
	3.	Pahlavi - the script (derived from the Aramaic alphabet) used to write the Pahlavi language script - a particular orthography or writing system