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An ancient Persian dialect in which words were partly represented by their Semitic equivalents. It was in use from the 3d century (and perhaps earlier) to the middle of the 7th century, and later in religious writings.

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  1. n. An ancient Persian dialect in which words were partly represented by their Semitic equivalents. It was in use from the 3d century (and perhaps earlier) to the middle of the 7th century, and later in religious writings.
  2. n. the Iranian language of the Zoroastrian literature of the 3rd to 10th centuries
  3. An ancient Persian dialect in which words were partly represented by their Semitic equivalents. It was in use from the 3d century (and perhaps earlier) to the middle of the 7th century, and later in religious writings. [Written also Pahlavi.]
  4. An ancient Persian dialect in which words were partlyrepresented by their Semitic equivalents. It was in use from the 3dcentury (and perhaps earlier) to the middle of the 7th century, andlater in religious writings. [Written also Pahlavi.]
  5. n the Iranian language of the Zoroastrian literature of the 3rd to 10th centuries