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Shah Pahlavi

Shah Pahlavi

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A king of Iran who ruled from 1941 until he lost power in 1979
  • proper noun
  • /ʃɑː pɑːˈlɑːvi/
: Shah Pahlavi
  • Shah Pahlavi introduced a series of modernization reforms in Iran during his reign.

Examples

  • After the Islamic Revolution, Shah Pahlavi went into exile and never returned to Iran.

  • The Shah Pahlavi ruled Iran for nearly four decades.

  • Many historical analyses focus on the foreign policy of Shah Pahlavi before 1979.

  • Many Iranians remember Shah Pahlavi for his modernization efforts.

  • Shah Pahlavi introduced a series of modernization reforms in Iran during his reign.

  • After the Islamic Revolution, Shah Pahlavi went into exile and never returned to Iran.

  • Many Iranians remember Shah Pahlavi for his modernization efforts.

Synonyms

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
vsShah Pahlavi
1 9.3

The last king of Iran who ruled from 1941 until he was forced into exile in 1979

is the same person but named by title rather than full personal name
Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
vsShah Pahlavi
1 9.4

A king of Iran from 1941 until Islamic revolutionaries removed him in 1979

is the same person but listed by royal title not by personal name
Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
vsShah Pahlavi
1 8.4

The last king of Iran who ruled from 1941 until he was overthrown in 1979

is the same person but called by title instead of the full personal name

Surface Forms

Shah Pahlavi main

Morphology

shah + Pahlavi

This is a compositional name: 'shah' is a clear title meaning 'Iranian monarch' and 'Pahlavi' is a surname/proper name, so a learner who knows 'shah' and recognises 'Pahlavi' as a name will understand it refers to the shah called Pahlavi. While specific historical details (dates, deposition) cannot be inferred from the parts, the core referential meaning (a monarch with that name) is transparent.

Etymology

Shah Pahlavi names the ruler using Shah (a Persian word for 'king') and Pahlavi (his family name). It refers to Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last ruling king of Iran from 1941 to 1979, so the name simply means 'the king from the Pahlavi family'.