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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pahlavi (disambiguation) — Pahlavi may refer to:* the Pahlavi writing system, as adopted to render various Middle Iranian languages * the Middle Persian name of the Parthian language and speakers of it * The Pahlavas a people mentioned in ancient Indian texts believed to… … Wikipedia
Pahlavi — 1773, Iranian language spoken in Persia 3c. 10c., from Pers. Pahlavi, from O.Pers. Parthava Parthia (see PARTHIAN (Cf. Parthian)) … Etymology dictionary
Pahlavi scripts — Infobox Writing system name=Pahlavi script type=Alternative typedesc=abjad→abugida, logographic and ideographic languages = Middle Iranian languages time = 3rd c. BCE to 10th c. CE (hypothetical) 2nd c. BCE to 17th c. CE (attested) fam1 =… … Wikipedia
Azari Language — language name=Azari nativename= آذری Adari states=Iran (Persia), Azerbaijan region=Middle East, Central Asia familycolor=Indo European fam2=Indo Iranian fam3=Iranian fam4=Western Iranian fam5=Northwestern Iranian extinct=gradually 1100… … Wikipedia
Language and ethnicity of Kambojas — The Kambojas of Indian literature have been speculated to have been an Iranian people, perhaps cognate with the later Indo Scythians or Sakas.History of the hypothesisBased on Yaska s Nirukta and a gatha from Buddhist Bhuridatta Jataka , one… … Wikipedia
Pahlavi — I. noun Etymology: Persian pahlavī, from Pahlav Parthia, from Old Persian Parthava Date: 1773 1. the Iranian language of Sassanian Persia see Indo European languages table 2. a script used for writing Pahlavi II. biographical name see Reza Shah… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Pahlavi — /pah leuh vee /, n., pl Pahlavis for 3. 1. Muhammad Riza (or Reza) /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. (l.c.) a former gold coin of… … Universalium
Pahlavi — I. /ˈpaləvi/ (say pahluhvee) noun 1. Mohammed (Shahansah Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi), 1919–80, shah of Iran 1941–79. 2. his father, Reza /ˈrɛza/ (say rezah), 1877–1944, shah of Iran 1925–41, founder of the Pahlavi dynasty. Also, Pehlevi. II.… …
Pahlavi — n. Iranian royal family n. Iranian language used from the 3rd to 10th centuries (Indo European language); alphabet used to write Pahlavi … English contemporary dictionary
