Etymology

Pahlavism

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Today it means: An Iranian nationalist ideology centered on the rule and legacy of the Pahlavi dynasty (1925–1979). Full definition →

Classical Persian پَهْلَو ← Middle Persian [Term?] ← Old Persian 𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺
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  1. Old Persian · derived from𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺
  2. Middle Persian · derived from[Term?]
  3. Classical Persian · derived fromپَهْلَو
  4. English todayPahlavism

From Classical Persian پَهْلَو (pahlaw) [the root of Classical Persian پَهْلَوِی (pahlawī), from Middle Persian [Term?] (/⁠pahlaw⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺 (p-r-θ-v /⁠Parθavaʰ⁠/)] + -ism.

Words from the same roots

Classical Persianپَهْلَو all →

Pahlavist

Old Persian𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺 all →

ParthiaPahlavist

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.