pahlevi(n = noun.person) mohammed reza pahlavi, mohammed reza pahlevi, pahlavi, shah pahlavi - Shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979 by Islamic fundamentalists (1919-1980);
is a kind of shah, shah of iran
1. The language of Sassanian Persia. See Pehlevi. [1913 Webster]
2. The script in which the Pahlavi language was written. It was taken from the Aramaic alphabet. [PJC]
3. A gold coin formerly used in Iran, equal in value to 20 rials. [PJC]