Pahlavi example sentences

Pah·la·vi

definition

  - the name of two shahs of Iran.

  - Reza(1878–1944), ruled 1925–41; born Reza Khan. An army officer, he took control of the Persian government after a coup in 1921. He was elected Shah in 1925 but abdicated following the occupation of Iran by British and Soviet forces.

  - Muhammad Reza(1919–80), ruled 1941–79, son of Reza Pahlavi; also known as Reza Shah. Opposition to his regime culminated in the Islamic revolution of 1979 under Ayatollah Khomeini; Reza Shah was forced into exile and died in Egypt.

Pah·la·vi

noun

Pahlavi (noun) · Pehlevi (noun)

  - an Aramaic-based writing system used in Persia from the 2nd century BC to the advent of Islam in the 7th century AD. It was also used for the recording of ancient Avestan sacred texts.

  - the form of the Middle Persian language written in this script, used in the Sassanian empire.