Pehlevi

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

  Pehlevi \Peh"le*vi`\, n. [Parsee Pahlavi.]
     An ancient Persian dialect in which words were partly
     represented by their Semitic equivalents. It was in use from
     the 3d century (and perhaps earlier) to the middle of the 7th
     century, and later in religious writings. [Written also
     {Pahlavi}.]


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