Pahlavi
Definition
- Proper noun:
- The Pahlavi script: An alphabetic writing system derived from the Aramaic alphabet, historically used to write Middle Persian and other Iranian languages.
- The Pahlavi language: The Middle Persian language, specifically the form used in the Zoroastrian religious and literary texts from approximately the 3rd to the 10th centuries.
- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi: The last Shah (King) of Iran, whose reign ended with the Iranian Revolution in 1979.
Examples of Usage
- Proper noun (Script):
- The ancient inscriptions were written in Pahlavi.
- Scholars study Pahlavi to read pre-Islamic Persian texts.
- Proper noun (Language):
- The Zoroastrian book, the Bundahishn, was composed in Pahlavi.
- He is an expert in Middle Iranian languages, especially Pahlavi.
- Proper noun (Person):
- Pahlavi went into exile after the revolution.
- The reign of Pahlavi was marked by rapid modernization.
Advanced Usage
- Pahlavi coinage: Refers to coins minted during the Sasanian Empire, often inscribed with Pahlavi script.
- The museum has a collection of Sasanian Pahlavi coinage.
- Book Pahlavi: The specific form of the Pahlavi script used for Zoroastrian literature, characterized by its cursive style and use of Aramaic ideograms.
- Translating Book Pahlavi requires understanding its unique logograms.
Variants and Related Words
- Middle Persian: The historical stage of the Persian language for which Pahlavi is the primary script and literary form. The terms are often used interchangeably.
- Pahlavan (n): A historical title meaning "hero" or "champion," etymologically related but distinct from Pahlavi.
Synonyms
- For the script/language: Middle Persian.
- For the person: Mohammad Reza Shah, the Shah of Iran.
Related Phrases
- The Pahlavi dynasty: The Iranian royal house founded by Reza Shah Pahlavi, father of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
- The Pahlavi dynasty ruled Iran for most of the 20th century.
- The Pahlavi era: Refers to the period of modern Iranian history under the rule of the Pahlavi shahs (1925-1979).
- Economic growth accelerated during the Pahlavi era.
Noun
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the script (derived from the Aramaic alphabet) used to write the Pahlavi language
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the Iranian language of the Zoroastrian literature of the 3rd to 10th centuries
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Shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979 by Islamic fundamentalists (1919-1980)
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