Found 2 items, similar to pahlavi.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Pahlavi Pahlavi n 1: Shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979 by Islamic fundamentalists (1919-1980) [syn: Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Shah Palavi, Pahlevi, Mohammed Reza Pahlevi] 2: the Iranian language of the Zoroastrian literature of the 3rd to 10th centuries 3: the script (derived from the Aramaic alphabet) used to write the Pahlavi language
English → English (gcide) Definition: Pahlavi 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 in value to 20 rials. [PJC] Pehlevi \Peh"le*vi`\, n. [Parsee Pahlavi.] An ancient Persian dialect in which words were partly represented by their Semitic equivalents. It was in use from the 3d century (and perhaps earlier) to the middle of the 7th century, and later in religious writings. [Written also Pahlavi.] [1913 Webster]