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Pahlavi (n.)

1773, Iranian language spoken in Persia 3c.-10c., the language of the sacred books of the Zoroastrians, from Persian Pahlavi, from Old Persian Parthava "Parthia" (see Parthian).

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Definitions of Pahlavi from WordNet

Pahlavi (n.)
Shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979 by Islamic fundamentalists (1919-1980);
Synonyms: Mohammed Reza Pahlavi / Shah Pahlavi / Pahlevi / Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Pahlavi (n.)
the Iranian language of the Zoroastrian literature of the 3rd to 10th centuries;
Synonyms: Pehlevi
Pahlavi (n.)
the script (derived from the Aramaic alphabet) used to write the Pahlavi language;
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