PAHLAVI Meaning of PAHLAVI in English [Pah.la.vi] n [Per pahlawi, fr. Pahlav Parthia, fr. OPer Parthava-] (1773) 1: the Iranian language of Sassanian Persia 2: a script used for writing Pahlavi Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012