"Pahlavi" meaning in All languages combined

See Pahlavi on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Pahlavis [plural], Pahlevi [alternative], Pehlevi [alternative], Pehlvi [alternative]
Etymology: From Persian پهلوی (pahlavi, “Parthian, of or relating to the age of the Iranian heroes before Islam”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fa|پهلوی|t=Parthian, of or relating to the age of the Iranian heroes before Islam|tr=pahlavi}} Persian پهلوی (pahlavi, “Parthian, of or relating to the age of the Iranian heroes before Islam”) Head templates: {{en-prop|~|Pahlavis}} Pahlavi (countable and uncountable, plural Pahlavis)
  1. 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Alphabets Translations (the Pahlavi script): पहलवी (pahalvī) [feminine] (Hindi), पहलवी (pahalvī) [feminine] (Marathi)
    Sense id: en-Pahlavi-en-name-gz-PoMNd Disambiguation of Alphabets: 55 36 9 Categories (other): Terms with Hindi translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 39 44 17 Disambiguation of 'the Pahlavi script': 53 32 15
  2. The Middle Persian language rendered in Book Pahlavi. Tags: countable, uncountable Hyponyms: Middle Persian, Parthian Derived forms: Book Pahlavi, Inscriptional Pahlavi, Psalter Pahlavi Translations (the Middle Persian language rendered in Book Pahlavi): Pehlewi (German), पहलवी (pahalvī) [feminine] (Marathi), пехлеви язык (pexlevi jazyk) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Pahlavi-en-name-KGNmTYfn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 55 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 50 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 53 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 54 11 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 33 52 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 39 44 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 34 48 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 33 54 14 Disambiguation of 'the Middle Persian language rendered in Book Pahlavi': 19 72 9
  3. A transliteration of the Persian surname پهلوی (pahlavi), born by members of the Pahlavi dynasty which ruled Iran in the 20th century. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (surname): पहलवी (pahalvī) [neuter] (Marathi)
    Sense id: en-Pahlavi-en-name-gaTy7fja Categories (other): English renderings of Persian surnames, Terms with Hindi translations, Iran Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 39 44 17 Disambiguation of Iran: 7 0 93 Disambiguation of 'surname': 20 19 60

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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