English
Pahlavism
Pahlavism comes from Classical Persian پَهْلَو, and goes back to Old Persian p-r-θ-v /Parθavaʰ/ ‘Parthian’.
- Old Persianc. 600–300 BCEp-r-θ-v /Parθavaʰ/transliteratedoriginal script p-r-θ-v /Parθavaʰ/, a transliteration‘Parthian’
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentپَهْلَوِی
- Classical Persian, derivedc. 900–presentپَهْلَوpahlaw
- Englishearliest quotation 1981Pahlavism
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Old Persianc. 600–300 BCEp-r-θ-v /Parθavaʰ/transliteratedoriginal script p-r-θ-v /Parθavaʰ/, a transliteration‘Parthian’
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentپَهْلَوِی
- Classical Persian, derivedc. 900–presentپَهْلَوpahlaw
- Englishearliest quotation 1981Pahlavism
Earliest quotation: 1981, Journal of International Affairs: “Certainly, the attempts by the Shah to generate intermediate…”
Formed from -ism
Every English word from Old Persian p-r-θ-v /Parθavaʰ/
Today it means
noun An Iranian nationalist ideology centered on the rule and legacy of the Pahlavi dynasty (1925–1979).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Persian p-r-θ-v /Parθavaʰ/ / Pahlavism