Pah·la·vi (pä l -v  , -hl-) also Peh·le·vi (p -)n. An Iranian language used in Persia during the reign of the Sassanids. [Persian pahlaw  , from Pahlav, Parthia, from Old Persian Parthava-.] |
| Pahlavi, Muhammad Reza 1919-1980. Shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979, when he was deposed by Islamic fundamentalists. |
| pah·la·vi (päl-v, -hl-) n. pl. pah·la·vis A gold coin formerly used in Iran. [Persian pahlaw , after Reza Shah Pahlavi (1878-1944), Shah of Iran.] |
Pahlavi1
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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
Pahlavi2, Pehlevi
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(Linguistics / Languages) the Middle Persian language, esp as used in classical Zoroastrian and Manichean literature
[from Persian pahlavī, from Old Persian Parthava Parthia]
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| Noun | 1. |  Pahlavi - Shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979 by Islamic fundamentalists (1919-1980) |
| 2. | Pahlavi - the Iranian language of the Zoroastrian literature of the 3rd to 10th centuries 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 |
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