Pahlavi (Noun)

Meaning ¹

The Iranian language of the Zoroastrian literature of the 3rd to 10th centuries.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Synonyms

• Pehlevi

Hypernyms

• Iranian Language

Meaning ²

Shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979 by Islamic fundamentalists (1919-1980).

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Synonyms

• Pahlevi
• Shah Pahlavi
• Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
• Mohammed Reza Pahlavi

Meaning ³

The script (derived from the Aramaic alphabet) used to write the Pahlavi language.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Examples

• The Pahlavi script was used to write Middle Persian, the official language of the Sassanian Empire.
• The Zoroastrian scriptures were written in the Pahlavi script, which was derived from the Aramaic alphabet.
• Scholars have been studying the Pahlavi script to better understand the history of the Persian language.
• The Pahlavi script was an important part of the cultural heritage of the Sassanian Empire.
• Many ancient texts written in the Pahlavi script have been discovered in archaeological excavations in Iran.