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Peh·levi (pā′lə vē′)

noun

an Iranian language spoken and written in Persia from about the 3d to the 8th cent. ; Middle Persian: the name is often restricted to the literary language of the Zoroastrian books, written c. 224-651

Etymology: Pers pahlawī < Pahlav, Parthia < OPers Parthava

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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