pahlavi

plural pahlavis

1. historicalThe principal gold coin of the Pahlavi dynasty (1925–1979).

plural Pahlavis · alternative Pahlawi · alternative Pahlevi · alternative Pehlevi · alternative Pehlvi

1. countableuncountableThe Pahlavi script, a writing system derived from the Aramaic script and used to write several Iranian languages, the most common form of which was the Book Pahlavi.
2. countableuncountableThe Middle Persian language rendered in Book Pahlavi.
3. countableuncountableA surname from Persian
   1. countableuncountableA transliteration of the Persian surname پهلوی (pahlavi), borne by members of the Pahlavi dynasty which ruled Iran in the 20th century.

alternative Pahlawi · alternative Pahlevi · alternative Pehlevi · alternative Pehlvi

1. Of or relating to the Pahlavi script or to Middle Persian rendered in Book Pahlavi.

   Pahlavi literature traditionally defines the writings of the Zoroastrians in the Middle Persian language and Book Pahlavi script which were compiled in the 9th and the 10th centuries CE.

   2009, Carlo Cereti, "Middle Persian Literature I: Pahlavi," Encyclopedia Iranica (online edition)

2. Of or relating to the Pahlavi dynasty.

   Synonyms: Pahlavian