- PAHLAVI LITERATURE
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PAHLAVI LITERATURE
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Pahlavi scripts — Infobox Writing system name=Pahlavi script type=Alternative typedesc=abjad→abugida, logographic and ideographic languages = Middle Iranian languages time = 3rd c. BCE to 10th c. CE (hypothetical) 2nd c. BCE to 17th c. CE (attested) fam1 =… … Wikipedia
Pahlavi Psalter — The Pahlavi Psalter is the name given to a 12 page non contiguous section of a Middle Persian translation of a Syriac book of psalms. The Pahlavi Psalter was discovered in 1905 by the second German Turfan expedition under Albert von Le Coq.… … Wikipedia
Pahlavi — Para la dinastía iraní, véase Dinastía Pahlavi. Pahlavi, Pahlevi, Pehlvi o Pelvi, términos que provienen de pahlawīg, parto, se refiere a una forma escrita del idioma persa, principalmente de la época sasánida, con las siguientes características… … Wikipedia Español
Pahlavi language — also spelled Pehlevi major form of the Middle Persian language (see Persian language), which existed from the 3rd to the 10th century and was the official language of the Sāsānian empire (AD 226–652). It is attested by Zoroastrian books,… … Universalium
LITERATURE, JEWISH — Literature on Jewish themes and in languages regarded as Jewish has been written continuously for the past 3,000 years. What the term Jewish literature encompasses, however, demands definition, since Jews have lived in so many countries and have… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
Literature by country — History of Literature Bronze Age literature Sumerian Egyptian Akkadian Classical literatures … Wikipedia
New Zealand literature — Literature Portal Topics Epic • Romance • Novel • Prose • Poetry • Books • Authors • Awards • Basic Topics • Literary Terms • Criticism • Theory Middle Eastern Literature Ancient… … Wikipedia
Pahlavi — /pah leuh vee /, n., pl Pahlavis for 3. 1. Muhammad Riza (or Reza) /ri zah /, 1919 80, shah of Iran 1941 79; in exile after 1979 (son of Riza Shah Pahlavi). 2. Riza (or Reza) Shah, 1877 1944, shah of Iran 1925 41. 3. (l.c.) a former gold coin of… … Universalium
Pahlavi — I Pah•la•vi [[t]ˈpɑ ləˌvi[/t]] n. pl. vis 1) big Muhammad Re•za [[t]ˈrɛz ɑ[/t]] 1919–80, shah of Iran 1941–79. 2) big his father, Reza Shah, 1877–1944, shah of Iran 1925–41 3) num (l.c.) a former gold coin of Iran II Pah•la•vi [[t]ˈpɑ ləˌvi[/t]]… … From formal English to slang
