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pahlavi
CIDE DICTIONARY
pahlavi, n.
- The language of Sassanian Persia. See Pehlevi. [1913 Webster]
- The script in which the Pahlavi language was written. It was taken from the Aramaic alphabet. [PJC]
- A gold coin formerly used in Iran, equal in value to 20 rials. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pahlavi, n. (also Pehlevi) the writing system of Persia from the 2nd c. BC to the advent of Islam in the 7th c. AD.
Etymology
Pers. pahlawi f. pahlav f. parthava Parthia
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