پهلوی

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Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐫛𐫍𐫓𐫇𐫀𐫗𐫏𐫃 (phlwʾnyg /⁠pahlawīg⁠/), initially (and literally) meaning "of, or pertaining to, Parthians," and by Islamic times (8th-century onwards) "earlier, older"[1], ultimately from Old Persian 𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺 (p-r-θ-v /⁠Parθavaʰ⁠/, Parthia).

Proper noun

Dari پهلوی
Iranian Persian
Tajik Паҳлавӣ

پهلوی (pahlavi)

  1. a surname Pahlavi
  2. Middle Persian/Parthian language

References

  1. ^ cf. Boyce, Mary (1968). "Middle Persian Literature," in Handbuch der Orientalistik 1.4.2.1, ed. B. Spuhler. Brill, p. 32