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Pahlevi

Pahlavi \Pah"la*vi\, Pahlevi \Pah"le*vi\, n.

  1. The language of Sassanian Persia. See Pehlevi.

  2. The script in which the Pahlavi language was written. It was taken from the Aramaic alphabet.

  3. A gold coin formerly used in Iran, equal in value to 20 rials.

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Shah for the diird straight day yesterday and President Jimmy Carter telephoned the royal palace to express support for Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlevi, who faced the worst crisis of his 37-year reign.