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pahlavi

pah.la.vi \'pal-*-(.)ve-\ n or pahlavi or pahlavis [Per pahlawi-, fr. Riza 
   Shah Pahlawi- -1944 Shah of Iran] pl  1: a monetary unit of Iran equal to 
   100 rials  2: a coin representing one pahlavi Pah.la.vi \'pal-*-(.)ve-\ n 
   [Per pahlawi-, fr. Pahlav Parthia, fr. OPer Parthava-] 1: the Iranian 
   language of Sassanian Persia  2: a script used for writing Pahlavi