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Pahlavi

Pahlavi

1 9.9
An old form of Persian used in Zoroastrian religious books
  • noun
  • /ˈpɑːləvi/
  • Specialized
: pahlavi
  • Scholars study Pahlavi texts to better understand early Zoroastrian beliefs.

Examples

  • The sacred fires are mentioned frequently in Pahlavi writings from the Sasanian era.

  • He translated an ancient Pahlavi manuscript into modern Persian.

  • The ancient texts were written in Pahlavi.

  • Many scholars study Pahlavi to understand Zoroastrianism.

  • Scholars study Pahlavi texts to better understand early Zoroastrian beliefs.

  • He translated an ancient Pahlavi manuscript into modern Persian.

  • The sacred fires are mentioned frequently in Pahlavi writings from the Sasanian era.

Synonyms

Pahlavi language
vsPahlavi
  • Specialized
1 9.9

An old Iranian language used in Zoroastrian religious books from the 3rd to 10th centuries

is identical in sense but differs only by spelling form used here
Pehlevi
vsPahlavi
  • Literature
9.9

An old Iranian language used for Zoroastrian religious writing from the 3rd to the 10th centuries

is the same meaning but presented as the standard entry name
Pehlevi language
vsPahlavi
  • Literature
9.9

A language used in religious books of ancient Persia

is the same sense but prefers the other traditional name

Compounds

Pahlavi language
  • Specialized
1 9.9

An old Iranian language used in Zoroastrian religious books from the 3rd to 10th centuries

Surface Forms

Pahlavi singular
Pahlavis plural

Etymology

Pahlavi comes from an old word Pahlav, which meant 'Parthian', the people from Parthia, so the name originally pointed to that region and its people. That's why Pahlavi became the name for the Middle Persian language used in many Zoroastrian books.