pahlavi

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pahlavi

The student carefully copies the Pahlavi script from a textbook.

Definition
  1. 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.
pahlavi

The student carefully copies the Pahlavi script from a textbook.

Noun
  1. the script (derived from the Aramaic alphabet) used to write the Pahlavi language
  2. the Iranian language of the Zoroastrian literature of the 3rd to 10th centuries
  3. Shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979 by Islamic fundamentalists (1919-1980)