Shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979, when he was deposed by Islamic fundamentalists. |
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n. pl. pah·la·vis A gold coin formerly used in Iran. [Persian pahlawī, after Reza Shah Pahlavi (1878-1944), Shah of Iran.] |
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Tweet n. 1. A writing system derived from the Aramaic alphabet used to write Middle Persian, Parthian, and other Middle Iranian languages. 2. See Middle Persian. [Persian pahlavī, from Pahlav, Parthia, from Old Persian Parthava-.] |
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