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pahlavi

/ˈpɑː.(h)ləˌvi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables
Pah-la-vi
IPA
/ˈpɑː.(h)ləˌvi/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The principal gold coin of the Pahlavi dynasty (1925–1979).

name

The Pahlavi script, a writing system derived from the Aramaic script and used to write several Iranian languages, the most common form of which was the Book Pahlavi.

Countable; Uncountable

name

The Middle Persian language rendered in Book Pahlavi.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname from Persian

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname from Persian

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Of or relating to the Pahlavi script or to Middle Persian rendered in Book Pahlavi.

adj

Of or relating to the Pahlavi dynasty.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Iranian Persian پَهْلَوی (pahlavi), from Classical Persian پَهْلَوِی (pahlawī, “Parthian, of or relating to the age of the Iranian heroes before Islam”), from پَهْلَو (pahlaw) + ـِی (-ī).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: پَهْلَوی, پَهْلَوِی

Usage

Inflected Forms

pahlavis (plural) Pahlawi (alternative) Pahlevi (alternative) Pehlevi (alternative) Pehlvi (alternative)

Derived Forms

Pahlavian

Phrases

Book Pahlavi Inscriptional Pahlavi Psalter Pahlavi Pahlavi Iran Pahlavi state

Frequently Paired Words

Pahlavism Pahlavist

Synonyms

Pahlavian pehlevi pehlevi language pahlavi language

Questions

How do you pronounce pahlavi?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɑː.(h)ləˌvi/.
What does pahlavi mean?
The principal gold coin of the Pahlavi dynasty (1925–1979).
Where does pahlavi come from?
From Iranian Persian پَهْلَوی (pahlavi), from Classical Persian پَهْلَوِی (pahlawī, “Parthian, of or relating to the age of the Iranian heroes before Islam”), from پَهْلَو (pahlaw) + ـِی (-ī).

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