Pahlevi

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Pahlevi
       n : Shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979 by Islamic
           fundamentalists (1919-1980) [syn: {Pahlavi}, {Mohammed
           Reza Pahlavi}, {Shah Palavi}, {Mohammed Reza Pahlevi}]